After Hours: Nutrition in a Changing Climate

This is the third session in a new series of webinars—After Hours—which is all about the relationship between climate change and public health.

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Session 3: Nutrition in a Changing Climate

Human agriculture practices contribute almost 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The way humans produce food and the types of food we eat are a significant burden for the health of our planet, with some foods (notably beef) carrying a far greater burden than others.

Dietary practices are a great opportunity for climate change action and mitigation. By changing to a plant rich diet we can help treat the climate crisis and improve our own health too.

Dr Rosemary Stanton OAM is presenting this webinar on Nutrition in a Changing Climate. Dr Stanton is a household name in Australia and as a nutritionist her professional work has educated the public on nutrition and health for many years.

Dr Stanton is a Visiting Fellow in the School of Medical Sciences at the University of New South Wales, and is passionate about issues relating to sustainable food production and consumption. In 2019, the Public Health Association of Australia presented Rosemary with their highest honour – the Sidney Sax Award “for providing a notable contribution to the protection and promotion of public health, solving public health problems, advancing community awareness of public health measures and advancing the ideals and practice of equity in the provision of healthcare”. As well as many peer-reviewed scientific papers, Rosemary has authored over 30 books on food and nutrition, including several textbooks, and continues to write on nutrition for both the public and the medical profession. She was a member of the NHMRC’s committee that developed the most recent dietary guidelines and infant feeding guidelines and she is working to ensure future guidelines give greater focus to the interrelationships between healthy diets and environmental factors.

This is an accredited activity with the RACGP and ACRRM.