title: Schools, climate change and health promotion: a vital alliance.
abstract: Through an ongoing project, we have been reviewing the literature addressing school planning for climate change related ecological disruptions and disasters, particularly for the special needs of children with disabilities. We have also examined related state education department policies from across Australia. Our preliminary results suggest scant attention has been paid either by researchers or educational policy makers to the needs of children with disabilities and their caregivers in response to climate change induced disaster scenarios. Here, we advocate for better preparedness among institutions serving children with disabilities to support their health in the context of climate change, and describe how health promotion principles can be brought to bear on this issue.
authors.affiliation: School of Education, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland. Helen.Boon@jcu.edu.au
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Boon
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Brenton
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pagliano
authors.forename: Komla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsey
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Usher
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D057231:Climate Change; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D012574:Schools / Q000458:organization & administration*