Resources
enHealth – Risk Communication Assessment Tool and guidance (RCAT) and accompanying interactive tool (RCATi)
This document supports and should be used with the enHealth guidance – Risk communication principles. It helps people with environmental public health responsibility to identify the approach to risk communication for situations potentially impacting the community, especially where outrage may occur.
National Health and Climate Strategy Implementation Plan 2024-2028
The National Health and Climate Strategy Implementation Plan is an initial plan for the Australian Government to deliver the 49 actions committed under the Strategy. The Implementation Plan presents the approach to deliver actions prioritised in 2024 and foreshadows activities for 2025 and beyond.
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Making a notification to the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry
This educational video explains how to make a disease notification in the national registry. It covers including patient consent, minimum information and additional information. This is for healthcare professionals who specialise in respiratory and sleep, and occupational and environmental medicine.
PM2.5 air quality categories and public health advice
This document provides guidance to public agencies for health advice during fluctuations in air pollution from fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and for forecast 24-hour PM2.5 concentrations.
enHealth guidance – Guidance for public health agencies – Managing prolonged smoke events from landscape fires
This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) provides nationally consistent approaches to health protection measures when smoke impacts from landscape fires last for a prolonged period (more than 2 to 3 days).
Detecting and reducing leaks from nitrous oxide in healthcare facilities – A practical guide
This report presents several methods currently used in Australia to detect and reduce nitrous oxide leaks in healthcare facilities. It is intended for use by clinicians and healthcare facility managers to assist leak detection and inform choices about the methodology best suited for their context.
Climate and Health Expert Advisory Group (CHEAG) – Terms of reference
This document contains the terms of reference for the Climate and Health Expert Advisory Group (CHEAG).
National Strategy for Radiation Safety
The National Strategy for Radiation Safety (the National Strategy) has been developed in partnership with the states and territories. It aims to develop a consistent approach to radiation protection across Australia.
CHEAG communique – 1 August 2024
The Climate and Health Expert Advisory Group met on 1 August 2024. This document provides a record of their inaugural meeting.
enHealth – Strategic Plan (2024-27)
This document sets out the strategic priorities of enHealth for the period 2024 to 2027.
enHealth – Work Plan (2024-27)
This document sets out the plan of action to achieve the priorities in the enHealth Strategic Plan (2024-27).
enHealth – Terms of Reference – 2024
This document contains the terms of reference for the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth).
Agency guide – NORDR
This document provides a guide on the reports available to States and Territories in the Agency Portal, and how to navigate the agency reports.
Researcher personal information collection notice – NORDR
This document contains the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry researcher personal information collection notice. This notice sets out how the department will handle a researchers personal information.
Data dictionary – NORDR
This document contains the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry data dictionary. The data dictionary provides a description for all Registry data items.
Agency officer personal information collection notice – NORDR
This document contains the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry agency officer personal information collection notice. This notice sets out how the department will handle an agency officers personal information.
Detailed record extracts guide – NORDR
This document provides a guide on the detailed record extracts available to States and Territories in the Agency Portal.
Agency User Guide – NORDR
This document is intended to guide state and territory representatives through the key steps involved in registering as a user of the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry and how to access Registry reporting.
Physician user guide – National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry
This user guide is intended to guide you through the key steps involved in registering as a user of the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry portal, and using the registry to notify diagnoses of occupationally caused or exacerbated silicosis or other respiratory diseases.
Patient notification questions – National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry
Physicians can use this form to collect information about patients who are diagnosed with an occupationally caused respiratory disease. This information will be entered into the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry.
Physician agent portal user guide – National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry
This user guide is intended to guide you through the key steps involved in registering as a user of the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry portal, and using the registry to notify diagnoses of occupationally caused or exacerbated silicosis or other respiratory disease.
enHealth fact sheet on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
This fact sheet provides key information on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
enHealth guidance statement – Per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
This document provides updated PFAS health guidance in light of recently completed research into the human health effects of PFAS and exposure in Australia.
enHealth guidance – The human health risk assessment of volatile chlorinated hydrocarbon vapour intrusion
This document summarizes health risks related to vapor intrusion. It aligns with Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) guidelines for assessing the public health impact of vapour intrusion.
enHealth literature review – Vapour intrusions – hazardous ground gases
The report aims to guide health assessment and management of sites impacted by vapor intrusion in Australia.
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