Climate change is the central public health issue in Victoria and across the globe. It is both the single greatest health threat and opportunity of the 21st century.
cohealth, a not-for-profit community health organisation, commissioned HIP V. HYPE to undertake a review of the current evidence and best practice for climate action in community health to identify opportunities to better protect those in our community who need it most.
cohealth
Climate & Nature Risk
Victoria
cohealth
Context
HIP V. HYPE identified a range of opportunities for cohealth to lead climate action in the community health sector in Victoria (and beyond) and work towards a comprehensive response to climate change, reducing its own operational impacts, while also supporting better health and wellbeing outcomes for the community.
- Educate staff and service partners on the impacts of a changing climate
- Community engagement and resilience-building programs
- Advocacy for equitable climate policy and programs
- Reduction of cohealth's operational emissions reduction
- Increased climate awareness and capability
- Improved community resilience and practical mitigation actions
- Stronger policy influence supporting equitable climate outcomes