#HealthyRecovery joint letter in the news

12 Aug 2020
Climate Change
Carmela Ferraro

We wish to thank the AMA, RACGP, RACP, ACEM, RANZCP, RANZCOG, ACRRM, CICM, and AMSA for signing the #HealthyRecovery joint letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The letter from Australia's peak medical groups, representing most of the nation's doctors, which DEA coordinated draws attention to the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change as two global health emergencies that the nation must respond to. It strongly urges the federal government to take a health-centred approach to the COVID-19 recovery by transitioning away from coal and gas to renewables, electric vehicles, and public transport. The letter attracted a large number of media hits which we list.

Links

#HealthyRecovery letter

#HealthyRecovery media release

Media

Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/two-global-health-emergencies-doctors-group-backs-green-stimulus-20200810-p55kd1.html

https://au.news.yahoo.com/call-climate-focused-covid-19-recovery-140125145--spt.html

https://www.miragenews.com/doctors-orders-pm-must-act-on-climate-change/

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/medical-experts-urge-scott-morrison-to-act-on-climate-change-as-part-of-the-covid-19-recovery

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2020/08/11/medical-groups-climate-focused-covid-19-recovery/

https://thewest.com.au/news/environment/call-for-climate-focused-covid-19-recovery-ng-s-2024572

https://www.edenmagnet.com.au/story/6872906/call-for-climate-focused-covid-19-recovery/

https://reneweconomy.com.au/doctors-prescribe-scott-morrison-stronger-climate-action-for-a-healthy-covid-19-recovery-62667/

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6872106/covid-19-has-already-taught-us-the-lessons-we-need-to-fight-climate-change/

Dear PM: doctors call for #HealthyRecovery https://bit.ly/313UNxX

https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/unlike-covid-there-won-t-be-a-vaccine-gps-call-on

http://medicalrepublic.com.au/a-full-covid-recovery-needs-a-climate-change-plan-doc-groups/32913

AusDoc: Doctors demand action on climate during COVID-19 recovery

Gold Coast Bulletin

WIN TV Cairns

1233 ABC Newcastle

ABC Upper Hunter AM

702 ABC, Sydney

936 ABC Hobart

Triple J

891 ABC Adelaide

ABC Newsradio

ABC New England North West AM

ABC Mid North

ABC Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast, Drive Sheridan Stewart (Dr Lai Heng Foong for ACEM. Also broadcast on ABC North West Qld (Mt Isa), ABC Wide Bay (Bundaberg)

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