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dc.contributor.authorCampbell, D.
dc.contributor.authorStafford Smith, M.
dc.contributor.authorDavies, J.
dc.contributor.authorKuipers, P.
dc.contributor.authorWakerman, J.
dc.contributor.authorMcGregor, Murray
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:13:51Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:13:51Z
dc.date.created2009-05-14T02:17:20Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationCampbell, D. and Stafford Smith, M. and Davies, J. and Kuipers, P. and Wakerman, J. and McGregor, M. J. 2008. Responding to the health impacts of climate change in the Australian desert. Rural and Remote Health.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/29583
dc.description.abstract

Climate change is likely to have a significant effect on the health of those living in the 70% of Australia that is desert. The direct impacts on health, such as increased temperature, are important. But so too are the secondary impacts that will occur as a result of the impact of climate change on an uncertain and highly variable natural environment and on the interlinking social and economic systems. The consequence of these secondary impacts will appear as changes in the incidence of disease and infections, and on the psychosocial determinants of health. Responding to the impacts of climate change on health in desert Australia will involve the active participation of a variety of interest groups ranging from local to state and federal governments and a range of public and private agencies, including those not traditionally defined as within the health sector.The modes of engagement required for this process need to be innovative, and will differ among regions on different trajectories. To this end, a first classification of these trajectories is proposed.

dc.publisherThe Australian Rural Health Education Network (ARHEN)
dc.relation.urihttp://www.rrh.org.au/publishedarticles/article_print_1008.pdf
dc.subjectdust storms
dc.subjectenvironmental uncertainty
dc.subjecthealth risks
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectprimary health care
dc.subjectinterlinking systems
dc.subjectAboriginal
dc.titleResponding to the health impacts of climate change in the Australian desert
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume1088
dcterms.source.issn1445-6354
dcterms.source.titleRural and Remote Health
curtin.departmentMuresk Institute
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultySchool of Agriculture and Environment
curtin.facultyFaculty of Science and Engineering


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