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Healthy Futures

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24.01.2022 Today was the first ever INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLEAN AIR. This day of awareness raising around the importance of clean air has been organised by the World Health Organization. If youre serious about #PublicHealth improvements, then we need to clear the air. We could even save the planet in the process. Whos in? https://www.who.int//international-day-of-clean-air-for-bl

24.01.2022 TODAY @ 18:00 AEDT! Looking forward to seeing everyone at our forum on #AirQuality and #Health in the Hunter region. You can still sign up to attend here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/air-quality-and-health-in-t

24.01.2022 "One of the plaintiffs...made headlines earlier this year when she was threatened with arrest outside the prime ministers Kirribilli residence during a school climate strike." Great to see continued momentum from last years #schoolstrike4climate! https://theconversation.com/these-aussie-teens-have-launche

24.01.2022 "An extraordinary statement by 10 groups says the nations future prosperity is at risk without a coherent response (to climate change)" https://www.theguardian.com//climate-crisis-business-farmi

24.01.2022 Have a great weekend everyone! As we ramp up the fight for #Climate and #Health, it's sometimes useful to get a sense of perspective: this humongous nebula shaped as a benign dolphin should do the trick... https://www.theguardian.com//winners-royal-observatory-gre

23.01.2022 Canberras expanded hospital will be Australias first fully electrified, 100% renewable powered hospital. Great news for health and our environment

23.01.2022 "As we confront climate change, just like with the coronavirus pandemic," said Dr Janet Lewis, "we have to shift to an appreciation of this whole realm of collective action and responsibility." A really interesting long read on the mental health crisis building alongside the climate crisis and how to deal with it. #ActOnClimate #ProtectHealth... https://www.aljazeera.com//climate-crisis-creating-mental-

22.01.2022 Coal power plants in New South Wales are running less than 60% of the time due to an influx of renewable energy

22.01.2022 How much more must burn until we take the steps to #ActOnClimate, #SaveThePlanet and #SaveLives? https://www.theguardian.com//the-future-has-arrived-these-

22.01.2022 Weve signed this open letter calling for an informational firewall between Health Services and the Dept. of Home Affairs. If youre a health worker who feels as we do, we encourage you to sign too. https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSeA9DuzbsZ0aiLKyR/viewform

22.01.2022 The kids are alright...

21.01.2022 If you missed it last week, Greenpeaces report on the public health consequences of burning coal is an important and distressing read. https://www.greenpeace.org.au//lethal-power-how-coal-is-k/

21.01.2022 Shell know that oil and gas are on the way out, the only question is how soon we switch to cleaner, greener, healthier renewables. #HESTADivest #FirstStateDivest https://uk.reuters.com//us-shell-costs-exclusive-idUSKCN26

20.01.2022 This embarrassment will cost lives. #ActOnClimate #ProtectHealth https://www.theguardian.com//australias-climate-record-lab

19.01.2022 Lovely illustration on sustainable investment here from Brenna Quinlan (@brenna_quinlan on Instagram). Thanks for the heads up Greta G Illies!

19.01.2022 For more information on our work to tackle one of the greatest health threats of the 21st century, visit our website http://www.healthyfutures.net.au/, or send us a message here on Facebook. #ActOnClimate #ProtectHealth

19.01.2022 Shout out to all those taking a stand on Friday for #Health and #Climate!

18.01.2022 "...the 201920 season was a major anomaly in the recent record, with smoke-related health costs of AU$1.95 billion. These were driven largely by an estimated 429 smoke-related premature deaths in addition to 3,230 hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory disorders and 1,523 emergency attendances for asthma." #ActOnClimate #ProtectHealth https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-020-00610-5

17.01.2022 TOMORROW! https://www.facebook.com/events/1257354367934617

17.01.2022 If you missed it last week, Greenpeace's report on the public health consequences of burning coal is an important and distressing read. https://www.greenpeace.org.au//lethal-power-how-coal-is-k/

16.01.2022 So sad to see these all too familiar sights. How many more times can it be said? We need to #ActOnClimate to save the planet and save lives, what could be more important? https://www.nytimes.com//09/07/us/ca-wildfires-heatwave.ht

16.01.2022 Great news for Gippsland! #Healthcare4CleanAir #RepowerGippsland https://reneweconomy.com.au/latrobe-valley-solar-and-batter

15.01.2022 The transition to renewable sources of energy is underway. The only question is whether we drag our heels or embrace the chance for a cleaner, greener, healthier economy. Superfunds likes HESTA continue to delay the switch by investing in #Oil and #Gas, our #HESTADivest campaign wants to make sure your superfund is on the right side of #Climate and #Health. http://www.energyglobalnews.com/australias-coal-and-gas-el/

14.01.2022 Singleton Doctor Bob Vickers on how mining in the Hunter is affecting the health of the community The Hunter has had some of the highest rates of asthma in the state... this has happened at the same time as the expansion of open cut coal pits. Like our friends at Healthcare for Clean Air for more updates on air pollution and health!

13.01.2022 Have a great weekend everyone! Don't forget to demand your superfund invests responsibly, and doesn't waste your retirement savings on climate and health wrecking fossil fuels!

12.01.2022 Many thanks to Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association - VAHPAfor supporting our petition to Environment Protection Authority Victoria demanding best standard pollution controls! If you want action on #AirPollution to benefit the health of adults and children in your local community, sign here: http://www.healthyfutures.net.au/epavic

12.01.2022 Newcastle and the Hunter are leading the way in new renewable energy technology with thermal bricks and green hydrogen programs leading the way

10.01.2022 We can't talk about #ClimateAction without talking about money. That's why our SUSTAINABLE SUPER campaigns want health industry superfunds to DIVEST from problems, INVEST in solutions. https://www.theguardian.com//worlds-richest-1-cause-double

10.01.2022 "From the American West, where hundreds of thousands of acres are now burning, to Australia, Siberia, Portugal, Brazil and Indonesia, the world is being forced to change how it lives with fire. Some call it natures revenge. As the earth warms from the burning of fossil fuels, wildfires are becoming larger, hotter, more frequent and far more destructive." https://www.nytimes.com///bush-fires-preventive-burns.html

09.01.2022 Yet another great reason to demand your super DIVEST from fossil fuels, not a penny for these kinds of atrocities. #HESTADivest #FirstStateDivest https://www.theguardian.com//rio-tinto-expected-to-destroy

06.01.2022 "Science has repeatedly demonstrated that the most important action to limit global warming(...)is to begin to reduce all #fossilfuel consumption coal, yes, but #OIL and #GAS too" Hear that HESTA? Time to #DIVEST from #FossilFuels! https://www.smh.com.au//gas-is-not-a-transition-fuel-to-a-

06.01.2022 Our friends in the Hunter met with AGL today to discuss the health burden that air pollution is causing to Singleton and the communities surrounding BaysWater and Liddell coal fired power stations. They called on AGL to install air pollution control measures to BaysWater, which is to be in operation for another 15 years! This would decrease the numbers of premature babies, childhood asthma as well as a number of other diseases. Go team!

06.01.2022 #RepowerEducation! For more #Solar in #Schools, see below!

05.01.2022 Riiiiight, not feeling great about this. Anyone up for some https://www.commondreams.org//new-study-finds-planet-headi

05.01.2022 Were gonna go with: hard yes. https://www.aljazeera.com//coronavirus-pandemic-chance-tac

05.01.2022 Health professionals in London stage an action in Parliament Square to highlight the threat to life posed by #ClimateChange. https://metro.co.uk//extinction-rebellion-activists-pose-/

05.01.2022 How do we maintain clarity and purpose in a time of crisis after crisis? https://www.thenation.com//elisa-gabbert-unreality-memory/

04.01.2022 Singleton Doctor Bob Vickers on how mining in the Hunter is affecting the health of the community 'The Hunter has had some of the highest rates of asthma in the state... this has happened at the same time as the expansion of open cut coal pits'. Like our friends at Healthcare for Clean Air for more updates on air pollution and health!

04.01.2022 Renewable energy helping prevent blackouts, as well as cutting down on #AirPollution... nbd. https://www.smh.com.au//covid-and-the-rise-of-renewables-m

03.01.2022 Congratulations to Korea Beyond Coal who just launched! "This year, South Korea was a frontrunner in tackling the #Covid19 crisis, but its a laggard when it comes to fighting the #climatecrisis. Despite a #GreenNewDeal pledge, the country has 60 coal plants and is building seven new units at home which will add tens of millions of tons in new emissions each year. All the more reason for the country to go #beyondcoal." www.beyondcoal.kr

03.01.2022 "Its not coming; its here. The luxury of moving slowly, the margin for zigging and zagging to accommodate various interests, has disappeared." #HESTADivest #FirstStateDivest https://www.newyorker.com//on-climate-change-weve-run-out-

03.01.2022 Have a great weekend everyone! As we ramp up the fight for #Climate and #Health, its sometimes useful to get a sense of perspective: this humongous nebula shaped as a benign dolphin should do the trick... https://www.theguardian.com//winners-royal-observatory-gre

02.01.2022 More than 200 million tonnes of coal ash is dumped in unlined sites across NSW with significant detrimental impacts on health

02.01.2022 ***NEXT TUESDAY*** https://mailchi.mp//the-gas-fallacy-why-we-need-a-renewabl

02.01.2022 The more we learn about #AirPollution the clearer the case for clean air becomes. Our latest project HEALTHCARE FOR CLEAN AIR GIPPSLAND is looking at improving air quality and health outcomes in the Gippsland area. Get in touch if you want to know more! https://airqualitynews.com//nine-fatal-diseases-are-assoc/

02.01.2022 #GOALS Solar power has more than proven itself as a viable energy source: cheap, healthy, sustainable. Looking forward to seeing more hospitals and health facilities making the solar switch. #RepowerHealth https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-australia-solar-power-re/

02.01.2022 WEBINAR: PPAs for Better Health Outcomes November 30th @ 13:30 With experts on #Healthcare and #Renewables: Monica Richter from BRC_AU Dianna McDonald from Sustainability Victoria Cath O'Shea from Ambulance Victoria... Anita Stadler from Energetics AU REGISTER: https://utsmeet.zoom.us//register/WN_YAqpbLfFTMCv-A6sNsLJFQ

01.01.2022 Do you have asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis? Do you live in an area affected by bushfires or bushfire smoke? You could be part of an important study into #bushfiresmoke and health!... https://kirby.unsw.edu.au/breathe

01.01.2022 We're gonna go with: hard yes. https://www.aljazeera.com//coronavirus-pandemic-chance-tac

01.01.2022 Citizen science has great potential to involve communities in research and solutions for challenges they face, especially when it comes to things like #PublicHealth and #ClimateChange where data makes the difference. https://www.abc.net.au//citizen-science-project-t/12638878

01.01.2022 Mounting evidence shows that #AirPollution from burning coal claims hundreds of Australian lives each year, along with many other negative health effects. Sign our petition calling on Victorias environmental protection agency to limit pollution and protect health of locals in the Latrobe Valley. http://www.healthyfutures.net.au/epavic