Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14670
Title: Schools, climate change and health promotion: a vital alliance
Contributor(s): Boon, Helen (author); Brown, Lawrence (author); Clark, Brenton (author); Pagliano, Paul (author); Tsey, Komla (author); Usher, Kim  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2011
DOI: 10.1071/HE11468
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14670
Abstract: Climate change in Australia is predicted to lead to higher intensity and frequency of weather-related disasters such as floods, cyclones, droughts, heat waves and fires. These have immediate mortality impacts and longer-term effects, such as increases in common mental disorders. Climate change may also have indirect health effects through disturbances of natural ecosystems, affecting food production and the distribution of disease vectors like malaria and dengue and the incidence of diarrhoeal diseases. Garnaut lists these indirect health risks for Australia as: • vector-borne infectious diseases (e.g., dengue virus and Ross River virus); • food-borne infectious diseases (e.g., due to Salmonella and Campylobacter); • water-borne infectious diseases and health risks from poor water quality; • changes in production of aeroallergens (spores, pollens), exacerbating asthma/allergic respiratory diseases; and • mental health consequences of social, economic and demographic dislocation subsequent to disaster. Vulnerable populations including the indigent, frail and disabled, many of whom are also Indigenous, are at particular risk in such circumstances. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against slow reactions by health authorities to translate awareness of emerging health issues arising from climate change into plans and strategies to respond to, for example, pandemics. A lack of preparedness and awareness for pandemics and climate change disasters in organisations such as schools can be catastrophic. This paper highlights the vulnerability of children with disabilities to the impacts of climate change, advocating health promotion strategies in educational institutions.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 22(Special Issue), p. S68-S71
Publisher: Australian Health Promotion Association
Place of Publication: Australia
ISSN: 2201-1617
1036-1073
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 130399 Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 929999 Health not elsewhere classified
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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