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Our training

Workshops

The Centre holds workshops on Climate Change and HIA methods, data and tools. Presentations are published here

Teaching

An important component of improving this understanding is to build capacity at the local and regional level. Centre staff are involved in teaching within the School of Public Health. The following programs in environmental health are currently available:

  • Bachelor of Science (Health Safety and Environment)
  • Graduate Diploma in Environmental Health
  • Master of Public Health – Environment Health Major
  • Master of Philosophy (Public Health)
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Public Health)

Education and training may involve training programs in Australia or distance learning. The aim of these is to produce qualified and skilled professionals able to enhance the development and application of Climate Change and HIA within their region.

Research students

The WHO CC welcomes Masters, Doctoral and Post-Doctoral level domestic and international research students who have a strong interest in the areas of Health Impact Assessment and climate change related to the Asia-Pacific region.

Research focus areas can range from but not limited to:

  • Understanding the process of integrating climate change and HIA in the Asia-Pacific region
  • Exploring the institutional and governance challenges in operationalising HIA and climate change in various developing country contexts
  • Developing new HIA methodologies that are contextually grounded in local realities and local knowledge systems
  • Developing innovative tools/frameworks for monitoring and evaluating HIA and climate change assessments that can support national health planning efforts
  • Crafting novel dissemination products related to HIA and climate change that can inform health practitioners and policy makers

Research at Curtin is nationally and internationally recognised and the WHO Collaborating Centre welcomes research proposals that can support its key Terms of Reference. As a research student at Curtin, you will work closely with external stakeholders to create solutions to global problems and write a thesis under the guidance of a supervisor.

For supervision opportunities our affiliated staff have been identified on Our Team page as offering Higher Degree Research (HDR) services to prospective students.

Our publications

HIA Related Publications

Climate Change and Health Publications

Following are a selection of HIA related publications and conference proceedings.

  • Spickett J, Katscherian D and Brown H (2015). Climate Change, Vulnerability and Health: A Guide to Assessing and Addressing the Health Impacts. World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health Impact Assessment, Curtin University. Available from: Curtin University WHOCC-CCHIA Related Publications
  • Brown, H. and Spickett, J. 2014. Health Consequence Scales for Use in Health Impact Assessments of Climate Change. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 11 (9): pp. 9607-9620. 
  • Brown, H. and Spickett, J. and Katscherian, D. 2014. A Health Impact Assessment Framework for Assessing Vulnerability and Adaptation Planning for Climate Change. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 11 (12): pp. 12896-12914. 
  • Cool Communities: Urban trees, climate and health (Helen Brown, Dianne Katscherian, May Carter, Jeff Spickett) 
  • Health Impacts of Climate Change: Adaptation Strategies for Western Australia  
  • Health Impacts of Climate Change in the Solomon Islands: An Assessment and Adaptation Action Plan 
  • Health Impacts of Climate Change in the Vanuatu: An Assessment and Adaptation Action Plan 
  • Health Impacts of Climate Change in the Nauru: An Assessment and Adaptation Action Plan 
  • Spickett J, Katscherian D (2012) Health Impacts of Climate Change in Vanuatu:  Application of a Health Impact Assessment Framework to Identify Adaptation Strategies (in review) 
  • Spickett J, Brown H, Katscherian D (2011) Health Impacts of Climate Change in Western Australia: Application of a HIA Framework to Identify Adaptation Strategies. Environ Impact Asses Rev 31 297-300 
  • Hanna E, Spickett J (2011) Climate change and health: Building Australia’s adaptation capacity. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health Supp 23(2) 7S-13S 
  • Spickett J, Brown H, Rumchev K. (2011) Climate Change and Air Quality: The Potential Impact on Health Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health Supp 23(2) 37S-45S 
  • Blashki G, Armstrong G, Berry H, Weaver HJ, Hanna EG, Bi P, Harley D, Spickett J Preparing Health Services for Climate Change in Australia Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health Supp 23(2) 133S-143S 
  • Brown H, Proust K, Spickett J, Capon A (2011) Complexity in climate change adaptation for health – the need for an integrated approach.  Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 22 Special issue, S54-S58.