In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr Abby Foster and Suzanne Mungall, speech pathologists, about Earth Day, coming up on 22 April. Suzanne and Abby share their experiences about speech pathology and climate change, and why they feel the urgent need for health professionals to address the impacts of climate change on health and service delivery. Claire Esterman, from the Speak Up Podcast Reference Group, opens the episode with a brief reflection highlighting the opportunities, personally and professionally, that Abby and Suzanne discuss.
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Contact Suzanne:
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Contact Abby:
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Earth Day: https://www.earthday.org/
United Nations climate change information: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange
National Safety and Quality Health Standards voluntary environmental sustainability and climate resilience module: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/standards/environmental-sustainability-and-climate-resilience-healthcare-module
Helping people with Aphasia prepare for an emergency: https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/2020-1118-aphasia-friendly-emergency/full/
UN Sustainable Development Goals: https://sdgs.un.org/goals
Climate for change: https://www.climateforchange.org.au/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw782_BhDjARIsABTv_JDCadnChAqwfxbWIGwXnflty21bBF9DSDaLpYc1-XVHIzHRFpPusXgaAjotEALw_wcB
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