Further information related to this fact sheet: Climate change and health.
Related information on Better Health Channel
- Climate change - what you can do.
- Environmental health.
- Heat stress and heat-related illness.
- Pollution - air.
- Bushfire smoke.
Related information on other websites
Sustainability Victoria.
Department of Health Victoria – Environmental Health Unit.
Department of Sustainability and Environment Victoria.
The Garnaut Climate Change Review.
References used for this fact sheet
- What is climate change?, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victorian Government. More information here.
- Climate change impacts on Australia, The Garnaut Climate Change Review. More information here.
- Climate Change Health Check 2020, Doctors for the Environment Australia. More information here.
- Climate change – what you can do, Australian Psychological Society. More information here.
- Measuring the immeasurable: the costs and benefits of climate change, The Garnaut Climate Change Review. More information here.
- Health effects of climate change in the UK 2008: an update of the Department of Health report 2001/2002 [pdf, 4107kb], Department of Health and Health Protection Agency. UK Government. More information here.
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