Help shape climate-resilient care for mums and kids
Date: Friday, November 28th
Time: 10am - Noon, followed by lunch
Location: MOTHs Hub - 6 Hayes Place, Belgrave
Project title: Exploring the Impact of Climate Change on Maternal and Child Health in Australia - Participatory Workshop
Project ID: 45150
Chief Investigator’s name : A/Prof Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins, School of Nursing and Midwifery. Phone: +61 3 9905 0819. email: zerina.tomkins@monash.edu
You’re invited to join this research project by Monash University to understand how climate change (heatwaves, fires, floods, storms) is affecting the health, safety and care of pregnant women, new mums and young children in Australia and what needs to happen next.
To do that, A/Prof Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins is bringing together people who see this from different angles: community members, clinicians, service providers, researchers, council/government and community organisations, for a one-off workshop.
What you’ll do
Join one half-day, in-person workshop
Hear a short overview of what we already know about climate change and maternal and child health vulnerability
Take part in a structured group discussion about what’s happening for mums, babies and young children
Help us identify the most urgent research and policy priorities
Why we want you
You’ve either:
worked with maternal and child health/family services,
planned or coordinated services for families,
researched climate or health, or
experienced climate impacts yourself (e.g. heat, smoke, floods, fires) during pregnancy or with a young child and can speak to what helped or didn’t.
What’s in it for you
Be part of setting a national research agenda on maternal and child health and climate change
Connect with others working on/experiencing the same issues
Community members will receive $100 for taking part
Lunch/refreshments provided and parking reimbursed
Your input
Discussions will be audio-recorded so we don’t miss anything, but will be summarised and de-identified in any reports or publications. You can also tell us if something is “off the record.”
Who’s running it
This project is funded internally by Monash University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery and led by A/Prof Zerina Tomkins. No external sponsors, no conflicts of interest.
Keen to participate?
Follow the link below to read the full Explanatory Statement and to complete the online consent form. If you turn up on the day without sending a form first, we can do it there.
📩 Questions / consent forms: zerina.tomkins@monash.edu