Two decades of climate change and its impact on emergency department presentations in the Australian Capital Territory: Past trend and future projection
These findings highlight the urgent need for region-specific climate change adaptation strategies to mitigate the growing health impacts of temperature extremes, protect vulnerable populations and prepare healthcare systems for projected changes of emergency department presentations in the Australian Capital Territory under future climate conditions.
Authors
- Nicole Patto Vargas
- Nikhil Jha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9640-2062)
- Hilary Bambrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5361-950X)
- Mehdi Neshat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7458-684X)
- Peng Bi
- Michael Tong
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- Act Health (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100296
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 62.17