HEAL Network - Healthy Environments And Lives

🌿 @HEALenviron is hosting its annual conf. 4-6/11/25 - #HEAL2025 theme is ‘Weaving Diverse Knowledges into Climate Action for Better Health’. 💚 Register here- healnetwork.vfairs.com/en/ - no registration fees🆓 📢 Call for Abstracts for posters or oral talks - closes COB 29/8/25

🌿 @HEALenviron Victoria Community of Practice Meeting – Our future leaders shaping #climatehealth & more #sustainablecommunities🌟 Thrilled to host this week, 40 people in person & more online, 5 #PhD students presented #research followed by provoking #career panel discussion

#climatehealth #publichealth - input from #HEALNetwork

🌿 Happy World Nature Conservation Day! 🌏 To protect and preserve the earth for future generations, a collaborative effort is needed. Human health is impacted by the consequences of climate change, which in turn increases demand for health services. 🤝 abc.net.au/news/science/2…

🌏 Congratulations to @HEALenviron Ro McFarlane & Jacki Schirmer from HRI UC on their appointment to the ACT Climate Change Council! 👏👏 Their expertise will be invaluable as the Council works to guide the ACT’s transition to a climate-resilient, zero-emissions future. 🌿💡

📢 Abstract submissions close in just 5 weeks for #HEAL2025⏳ 🧠💬 Question for reflection: If doctors seek care from medical professionals 🩺, and therapists receive psychological help, Conservationists 🌿 play a pivotal caring role in our society — but who is caring for them?🤔

⏳ Less than one week to go! Don’t miss out on these incredible back-to-back online webinars next Wednesday 30th July 2025 from 12-2pm 🎙️💻 📅 Register for Centre for Safe Air & @HEALenviron webinars by emailing [email protected] 🌏💚

🌟 Come and join the HEAL Global Research Centre at the Health Research Institute - University of Canberra! A Senior Research Fellow or Associate Professor opportunity, to find out more visit: healnetwork.org.au/jobs-and-oppor…💡 🗓️ Closes Monday 11.55pm, 21 July 2025

📢 #HEAL2025 Call for Abstracts - Closes 29 Aug 25! Did you know in #HEAL2024 we learnt that #Citizenscience led data collection is feasible in remote settings & can assist with real-time adaptation decision-making. Low-cost sensor monitoring could be used to gather baseline data

HEAL Investigators Webinar 🗓️ Wednesday 30 July 2025 🕐 1:00 – 2:00pm AEST 💻 Online via MS Teams 🌱 Hosted by the #HealthSystems #Resilience and #Sustainability theme, this session will explore innovative approaches to building resilient, #sustainable, & #netzero health systems.

SE Asia | Thank you! @HEALenviron wraps up an incredible series of visits & regional workshops across #Cambodia, #Thailand & #Laos, we extend our deepest thanks to all the partners from Australia & Southeast Asia who supported/participated in #HEALHAZE #CANBREATHE collaborations

SE Asia Day 12 | University of Health Sciences Laos PDR & Natural Resource and Environment Research Institute (NRERI) As part of the SE Asian projects, @HEALenviron had the opportunity to deepen collaborations & form a shared vision for healthier, climate-resilient communities

📢 NEW @HEALenviron KNOWLEDGE: Did you know that pressurised metered dose inhalers emit 10–30x more #CO2 than low-emission alternatives like dry powder & soft mist inhalers - which are often clinically equivalent💡First comprehensive estimate of #emissions lnkd.in/dv3ArpRi

SE Asia Day 11 | Vientiane - Regional Policy Workshop on Tackling the #Healthimpacts of #Hazepollution in Southeast Asia & Australia. >40 delegates discussed transboundary haze, #climatechange #publichealth to empower vulnerable communities, prioritize local adaptation strategies

SE Asia Day 10 | National University of Laos (NUOL) & Visits in Vientiane #HEALHAZE & #CANBREATHE regional collaboration began at Faculty of Engineering, NUOL & ended with guided laboratory tour & productive exchanges with researchers on strengthening #airquality & #climatehealth

SE Asia Day 9 | Field visits in Luang Prabang #HEALHAZE #CANBREATHE visits gave perspectives on challenges & opportunities faced by educators & caregivers in protecting children from #airpollution & a shared commitment to creating safer, healthier learning spaces for Lao children

SE Asia Day 08 | Field Visits in Chiang Mai (Thailand) Part of #HEALHAZE & #CANBREATHE collaborations, @HEALenviron spent a meaningful day in Chiang Mai visiting several early childhood education centers & mountainous regions to better understand local environmental conditions.

SE Asia Day 07 | Chiang Mai University @HEALenviron had the privilege of visiting the Research Institute for Health Sciences at Chiang Mai University Thailand. Day included presentations, tour of the DIY air purifier setup & RIHES #environmentalhealth laboratories #climatehealth

SE Asia Day 06 | Asian Institute of Technology 30+ participants online & 20+ attending in person, the seminar sparked vibrant discussions on #wildfiresmoke exposure, #healthrisks for #vulnerablepopulations & #adaptation strategies across Southeast Asia & Australia. Thank you AIT!

SE Asia Day 05 | Bangkok - Regional Policy Workshop on Tackling the Health Impacts of Haze Pollution in Southeast Asia & Australia @HEALenviron co-hosted a successful policy workshop in Bangkok, Thailand in partnership with Mahidol University, as part of #HEALHAZE & #CANBREATHE