Climate change directly affects health through extreme weather events, prolonged heatwaves, flooding and bushfires.
It also has indirect health impacts such as:
- poorer air quality
- an increasing incidence of infectious disease
- risks to food safety and drinking water quality and
- effects on mental health.
The data is already showing environmental effects locally as well as health effects for those most vulnerable.
For this reason, climate change and its impact on health is one of our 6 key health and wellbeing priorities in our Community Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2025-29
Our response to climate change and its impacts
- Read our Climate Change Response Plan
- Learn about how we are tackling climate change and its impact on health through Our Community Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2025-29
The relationship between climate and health
- Better Health Channel - Climate change and health
- Department of Health Victoria - Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2023-27
Protecting yourself from heat stress and other climate impacts
You can help...
- See our resource Eat Well Live Well - Food waste
- Learn about Waste Management - Recycling programs and initiatives
- Read our Waste Management - Rethink Your Rubbish newsletter
- Visit Sustainability Victoria for information and ideas.
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