So What is Code Green?
Code Green is a campaign by medical students and doctors to educate, engage and inspire colleagues and the wider community to act now to prevent the worst health consequences of climate change.
This year, Code Green action in South Australia is being focussed into the week of August 1-7, and is a collaborative event between our two medical schools, at Flinders and Adelaide Universities.

Why should you care? I'm so glad you asked!
The World Health Organisation has listed climate change as the defining public health issue of this century.
Globally, climate change will cause ill health through food insecurity, extreme weather events, changing patterns of infectious diseases, decreased access to fresh water, forced migration and  conflict.
In Australia, ill health will result from heat waves, bushfires, extreme weather events, changing patterns of infectious disease, air pollution, allergies, asthma and drought related mental health problems.
Despite the varied impacts on health that climate change may cause, a large proportion of the community do not recognize climate change as a health issue, thereby delaying urgent action. Code Green seeks to address this.

Who is behind Code Green?