CANCELLED – Dr Arnagretta Hunter ‘Climate change and our health and wellbeing’

Black Summer 2019 / 2020 left many people in Canberra with personal insight into the health impacts of our changing climate.  This discussion will explore both the health impacts of climate change and the health benefits of our natural environment.

Biography

Physician and cardiologist, Dr Arnagretta Hunter is the Human Futures Fellow at the Australian National University and a clinical Senior Lecturer in the Rural Clinical School at ANU Medical School.  Her research interests are in the health consequences of climate change, and her clinical work focuses on patient-centred care and preventative medicine, with an interest in social and environmental determinants of health. 

Raised in Melbourne, she completed a BA(Hons) in political science at University of Melbourne before embarking on medicine at the University of Sydney. In addition to her work in health, Dr Hunter is the Chair of the Commission for the Human Future working on global catastrophic risks and co-hosts the Policy Forum Podcast with Prof. Sharon Bessell for the Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU.

This talk will be held in the ANBG Theatrette.

Bookings are essential because of the COVID-19 guidelines related to the Thursday Talks and limited seating (tickets are free). Bookings will open on the Friday before the talk; they will close on the following Wednesday night or when seating limits are reached.

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Please be aware that COVID-19 outbreaks and isolation requirements are subject to change at short notice.

Please ensure that:
- You have not been in a hotspot or prohibited area before attending Thursday Talks.
- You do not attend if you are feeling unwell.

Tickets are limited, please notify us if you are unable to come on 0437 298 711 or 0407 299 704.