Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0880933
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Extreme weather and population health in Australia: risk assessment, prediction of health impacts and disease burden, and adaptive strategy exploration. This is the first systematic assessment of the effect of heatwaves on daily mortality/hospitalisations/emergency department visits/ambulance callouts, and the burden of disease due to climate change in major Australian cities. It will explore relevant health specific adaptation strategies. The results will help relevant government agencies with policy-making, such as public service and resource allocation, infrastructure establishment, disaster prevention and response, including establishing the national heatwaves response system. They will help relevant industry for their adaptation to climate change, i.e. aged care industries. The results will also benefit local communities with their attention and behaviour changes for climate change.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2008
End Date: 12-2012
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $189,485.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Environmental Impact Assessment | Public Health and Health Services | Epidemiology | Environmental And Occupational Health And Safety
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Environmental health | Health and support services not elsewhere classified | Social structure and health |
