AMSA Climate event, 13th October at Monash
Submitted by AnnaR on October 7, 2009 – 4:08 pmNo Comment
Event alert: FREE PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM
Code Green: exploring the impact of climate change on human health
‘Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century‘ (The Lancet, 2009)
Join an eminent panel of academic and policy experts for a public discussion on the significance of climate change, the challenges it presents to global public health, and what needs to be done to tackle an issue that threatens the lives and livelihoods of billions of people.
Guest speakers:
- Dr Alan Finkel AM, Chancellor, Monash University
- Senator Bob Brown, Leader, The Australian Greens
- John Thwaites, former Victorian Health Minister, Chair of the Monash Sustainability Initiative
- Professor Tony McMichael, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University
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Date |
Tuesday, 13 October 2009 |
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Time: |
6.00 pm for 6.30pm – 8.30pm lecture and discussion
Light catering and refreshments provided |
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Location: |
Building H, Room 1.16 (Exhibition Space)
Monash University Caulfield campus 900 Dandenong Road CAULFIELD EAST VIC 3145
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Cost: |
Free |
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Registration: |
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Enquiries: |
via email mnhs.rsvp@med.monash.edu.au |
