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HEALTHCARE
forces with more than 50 civil soci-
ety groups and called upon the gov-
ernment to commit to zero carbon
pollution in Australia by 2050. It is
an acknowledged fact that the emis-
sion of greenhouse gases is one of
the main reasons for global warming
and climate change. The alliance of
civil society groups has conveyed to
the government that it is in the coun-
try’s national interest to be amongst
the leading nations to ensure that
the world limits warming to the max-
imum extent possible.
In fact, it has been pointed out that
the steps to be taken to achieve zero
carbon emission will open up oppor-
tunities to modernise the Australi-
an economy and build a sustainable
and prosperous future.
In an effort to promote health in-
itiatives, the PHAA has instituted a
number of awards to highlight the
contribution made in specific are-
as. One of the important awards is
the “Health Promotion Individual
Award for Service” made annually by
the Health Promotion SIG to a PHAA
member for contribution to the ad-
vancement of health promotion over
a sustained period of 10 years or
more.