Addressing climate change through health promotion in Australia.

Climate change is arguably the biggest global health threat of the 21st Century.1 While the spread of vector-borne diseases and the health impacts of extreme weather events dominate discussions about health and climate change, there are also a range of other issues that are central to the health promotion community. Concerns such as food security;2,3 mental health;2,4,5 Indigenous health;2 and water quality2 are increasingly familiar. It is also undeniable that a shared vision of most health promoters to achieve environmental sustainability and to promote health equity is challenged by the threat of climate change.6-8 Health professionals are well positioned to address this threat, but action needs to be swift and sustained.