Equality and health in a changing climate

22 March 2022

Drawing on the United Nations International Women’s Day 2022 theme, ‘Changing Climates, Equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’, the VHA hosted an expert panel of respected women on 22 March to discuss the intersection of climate change and gender equality within the health context.

Hosted by VHA Board Chair and CEO of the Royal Women’s Hospital, Dr Sue Matthews, the online panel discussion featured:

• Dr Debra Parkinson, Manager, Gender and Disaster Australia
• Fiona Armstrong, Founder and Executive Director of the Climate and Health Alliance
• Dr Angie Bone, Deputy Chief Health Officer (Environment), Victorian Department of Health.

Watch the webinar below and access related links and resources.

Equality and health in a changing climate

22 March 2022

Webinar transcript

Speaker resources

Dr Sue Matthews

• Strengthening Hospital Responses to Family Violence (SHRFV) Toolkit
• Women’s Health Activist Movement
• Hospital responses to staff who have experienced domestic and family violence: a qualitative study with survivor staff and hospital managers

Fiona Armstrong

• Climate and Health Alliance
• National Strategy on Climate, Health and Wellbeing
• Healthy, Regenerative and Just: Framework for a national strategy on climate, health and wellbeing for Australia

Dr Angie Bone

• Presentation – Dr Angie Bone – Equality and health in a changing climate
• Victorian Department of Health: Climate change adaptation and emissions reduction
• Health and human services climate change adaptation action plan 2022-2026 (PDF, 5.7MB)

Dr Debra Parkinson

• Presentation notes – Dr Debra Parkinson – Equality and health in a changing climate
• Gender and Disaster Australia
• Disaster is no excuse for violence (postcard)

Following is a list of general information and resources about gender equality, climate change, and health.

• The 19th: Gender equality, climate and environmental issues take center stage at the United Nations

• UN Women: Why women need to be at the heart of climate action

• UN Environment Program: Frontiers Report 2022: Noise, Blazes and Mismatches

• Climate Council: Breaking down the latest IPCC report

• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

• Workplace Gender Equality Agency: The gendered impact of COVID-19

• AHPRA Taking Care Podcast: Health practitioners’ role in preventing family violence

• RESPECT Victoria

• Croakey News: Prioritise equity to save the planet - new climate report