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Exploring adaptive capacity to arid heat in remote First Nations communities in Central Australia
Format: websiteCategories: Journal PapersThis study used yarning sessions with 30 participants from four remote First Nations communities in Central Australia to examine the impacts of extreme heat, highlighting how poor housing, energy insecurity, and limited cooling options increase health risks and the need for community-led climate adaptation strategies.
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Emergency Department Presentations During Dry and Humid Heatwaves: A Case-Crossover Study in the Northern Territory, Australia
Format: websiteCategories: Journal PapersThis research found that both dry-heat and humid heatwaves increase emergency department presentations in Australia’s Northern Territory, with visitors particularly affected during dry-heat events and Aboriginal people during humid heatwaves, highlighting the need for humidity-inclusive warning systems and targeted protections for high-risk groups.
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Associating geospatially assessed walkability with population health physical activity indicators from urban and regional settings: A case study from Tasmania, Australia
Format: websiteCategories: Journal PapersThis study found that higher neighborhood walkability is associated with increased physical activity, particularly in regional Tasmania, highlighting the potential of built environment design as a practical strategy to support healthier, more active communities.
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Emergency Department Presentations During Dry and Humid Heatwaves: A Case-Crossover Study in the Northern Territory, Australia
Format: websiteCategories: Journal PapersThis study establishes the link between extreme heat, humidity and emergency department presentations in the Northern Territory. Emergency department presentations increased by 4.4% during severe and extreme heatwaves, and by 6.1% when humidity was included in the metric. These findings call for the implementation of dual heatwave warning systems in the NT, incorporating both temperature…
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Conference Presentation: Understanding Behavioural Needs for Active Travel in New South Wales
Format: websiteConference Presentation – Travel Demand Management (TDM) 2025 This abstract presented at the TDM2025 Conference examines why active transport uptake remains low in car‑dependent settings despite supportive policies, focusing on how utilitarian, psychological and social factors shape travel behaviour and infrastructure preferences. Drawing on a large pilot survey of 2,000 participants in New South Wales,…
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Conference Presentation: Contextual Behavioural Factors into Active Transport Infrastructure
Format: websiteConference Presentation – AESOP Annual Congress 2025 This article outlines research showing that walking and cycling for transport can be better supported through place‑based infrastructure tailored to local behavioural, social, and environmental contexts. Drawing on a statewide survey of 2,000 people across diverse settings in New South Wales, the study found that active travel is…
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CT scanners secretly waste more energy than used by a typical household – but there’s a fix
Format: websiteThis article explains that medical imaging—particularly CT and MRI scanners—is a major contributor to hospital energy use and carbon emissions, largely because machines are routinely left running 24/7 for potential emergencies. It describes a study conducted in partnership with NSW Health that demonstrated a simple, safe intervention: switching off an under‑used CT scanner after hours…
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Health care is responsible for 7% of our carbon emissions, and there are safe and easy ways this can be reduced
Format: websiteThis article highlights that healthcare is a significant and often overlooked contributor to climate change, accounting for 7% of Australia’s national carbon emissions and 4.4% globally—making it the equivalent of the world’s fifth‑largest emitter if considered a country. It explains how healthcare‑related emissions paradoxically harm human health through climate impacts such as heatwaves, bushfires, food…
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Efficacy of communication techniques and health outcomes of bushfire smoke exposure: A scoping review.
Format: websiteCategories: Journal PapersPublic health officials communicate the relevant risks of bushfire smoke exposure and associated health protection measures to affected populations. Increasing global bushfire incidence in the context of climate change motivated this scoping review. English-language publications related to adverse health outcomes following bushfire smoke exposure and publications relating to communication during natural disasters were included. Bushfire…
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Perceptions of air pollution and health communication for people with asthma among Australia’s Arabic-speaking communities
Format: websiteCategories: Journal PapersAir pollution is a major public health risk factor globally and a significant threat to people with respiratory conditions. People with asthma, and particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, are disproportionally affected and have less capacity to protect themselves from air pollution. There is a critical lack of accessible resources and advice…