Climate Change and Health

Why is it a Priority?

Climate change is interlinked with the social determinants of health and amplifies existing inequalities. We know that Climate change threatens health, wellbeing, and safety through extreme weather events like heatwaves, storms, floods and bushfires and reducing the capacity of community to respond due to compounding impacts over time.

LMPHU Climate Change and Health Goals

To embed, support, and promote localised climate mitigation and adaptation strategies that build resilient and healthy communities in the Loddon Mallee region.
To build a climate-resilient health and social service system with enhanced capacity to protect and promote health and wellbeing from the impact of climate change.

Resources

Impact of Climate Change on Health and the Co-benefits

English Dari Karen

Case studies

Projects

The Go Pack project is helping people across the Loddon Mallee region prepare for emergencies by making essential supplies easier to access.

Developed through a partnership between the LMPHU, local councils and community organisations, the project supports people who may need extra assistance preparing for or responding to an emergency.

Wellbeing Wednesday Forum Series

The Wellbeing Wednesday Series is a comming together of expert speakers and lived experience voices from across the Loddon Mallee region.

The series explores emerging and complex wellbeing issues that affect everyday life and are not experienced equally across communities.

Sessions include: