Climate change is the most significant health challenge and opportunity of our century.
SA Health is delivering an environmentally sustainable, low carbon and climate-resilient public health system for South Australia.
Evidence shows that climate change and extreme weather is impacting our public health services now, including:
- damage to healthcare infrastructure
- impacts to population health
- increasing patient presentations
- increasing infectious disease outbreaks
- impacts on workforce.
SA Health is committed to finding innovative, more sustainable ways of working to help reduce carbon emissions, reduce impacts to our health system, improve public health outcomes and contribute to a safe climate.
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Temperature increases
Longer fire seasons
Reduced rainfall and dust storms
Intense rain events
Rising sea levels and storm surge
Multiple polycrisis events