Rebecca Patrick
Biographic Data
| ID | 3590894 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca Patrick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca |
| FAMILY NAME | Patrick |
| SIGNATURE | PATRICK R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deakin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5537-243X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1962 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Rating Evaluation - Impacts of extreme weather (REvIEW)
Purpose Extreme weather event exposure can be associated with a range of direct and indirect health and wellbeing impacts. There is a recognised need to improve the assessment of exposure to extreme weather, beyond mainstream epidemiology techniques and psychopathology, to include the subjective and individual experience of extreme weather events. In response, this study aims to outline the development and initial validation of a quantitative mea…
Farmers on the frontline
Farmers are on the frontline of extreme weather events and experience many farming and wellbeing impacts. While farmers are dependent on the land for their livelihood, wider society depends on farmers for food, fibres and employment opportunities. This exploratory pilot study provides a timely examination of the impacts of extreme weather events reported by participating Australian farmers. We investigated impacts on farming and wellbeing, prepar…
Securing a just and healthy future for all
Governance efforts to address environmental degradation and consequent impacts on human health and wellbeing have had limited effectiveness to date. A unified planetary health approach that is holistic and integrates stewardship and alternative ways of knowing, being and doing may provide more successful governance pathways. Accordingly, we developed a research agenda intended to pursue transformational pathways that progress planetary health and…
Healthy Islands at 30
Climate Change and Youth
Worldwide, we are facing escalating mental health impacts related to climate change. Young people are disproportionately affected by climate-related extreme weather events such as severe heatwaves and floods. As climate change accelerates, increased frequency and severity of these weather events, along with awareness of the global environmental crisis, contribute to rising levels of hopelessness, anxiety, and distress among young people. This emo…
Rapid review on healthy ageing interventions that incorporate action on climate change and sustainability in cities and communities
Climate change justice and resilience should be incorporated explicitly into the AFCC framework. Greater information exchange between Global North and Global South and inclusion of diverse perspectives (i.e., Indigenous knowledge, people with disabilities and/or experiencing homelessness) will enhance policy efforts. Similarly, recognition of the broader impacts of climate change on the fundamental pre-requisites for health across the lifespan su…
Three Reasons Why Expecting ‘Recovery’ in the Context of the Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change Is Problematic
Global warming is bringing with it continued long-term changes in the climate system. Extreme weather-related events, which are already becoming a daily reality around the world, are predicted to be more intense and frequent in the future. The widespread occurrence of these events and climate change more broadly are being experienced collectively and at scale and do not affect populations evenly. These climate changes have profound impacts on men…
Minding our futures
Bushfires, Covid-19 and Young People’s Climate Action in Australia
Australia’s summer bushfires of 2020–2021 were catastrophic, negatively impacting people, and the natural environment. This climate change-related event exacerbated the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health. Young people are a priority population whose health and livelihoods are significantly impacted by these events. At the same time, young people are active agents for climate action. This exploratory mixed-method study draws on de…
Hope, Coping and Eco-Anxiety
(1) Background: In Australia, young people are one of the most vulnerable populations to the mental health impacts of climate change. The aim of this article was to explore mental health promotion issues related to climate change for young people in Australia. (2) Methods: An exploratory mixed-method approach, co-led by young people, was used to engage young people living in Australia aged 18-24 years in semi-structured interviews (N = 14) and an…
The wheel of fortune as a novel support for constructive alignment and transformative sustainability learning in higher education
Purpose Education for Sustainability in Higher Education (ESHE) sits within and across disciplinary settings that share the need for a framework that provides a basis for pedagogy, assessment and learning outcomes (Kalsoom, 2019). ESHE strives to create transformative learning spaces that help students gain the knowledge and skills they need to understand and contribute to shaping a world based on communities living within the limits of earth’s r…
Climate change glossary for public health practice
Climate change is an emerging and growing field of practice for the international public health community. As practitioners, researchers and policy-makers grapple with the local health impacts of climate change, there is an increasing need to clarify key terminology to support public health actors engage and respond in ways that promote intersectoral collaboration. This contribution introduces the public health discourse on climate change, with a…
Human Wellbeing and the Health of the Environment
Public health guide to field developments linking ecosystems, environments and health in the Anthropocene
The impacts of global environmental change have precipitated numerous approaches that connect the health of ecosystems, non-human organisms and humans. However, the proliferation of approaches can lead to confusion due to overlaps in terminology, ideas and foci. Recognising the need for clarity, this paper provides a guide to seven field developments in environmental public health research and practice: occupational and environmental health; poli…
Global Principles, Regional Action
Exploring Ecosystems and Health by Shifting to a Regional Focus
This article highlights contributions that can be made to the public health field by incorporating "ecosystem approaches to health" to tackle future environmental and health challenges at a regional level. This qualitative research reviews attitudes and understandings of the relationship between public health and the environment and the priorities, aspirations and challenges of a newly established group (the Oceania EcoHealth Chapter) who are att…
Health promotion and climate change
Climate change poses serious threats to human health and well-being. It exacerbates existing health inequities, impacts on the social determinants of health and disproportionately affects vulnerable populations. In the Australian region these include remote Aboriginal communities, Pacific Island countries and people with low incomes. Given health promotion's remit to protect and promote health, it should be well placed to respond to emerging clim…
Incorporating Sustainability into Community-Based Healthcare Practice
Domestic Violence and the Exemption from Seeking Child Support
This article examines the experience of low‐income women on welfare in Australia and the process of seeking child support from a violent ex‐partner, contrasting this with research from the United States and the United Kingdom. Women in Australia who fear ongoing or renewed abuse as a result of seeking child support are eligible for an exemption. However, the exemption policy does not necessarily provide the intended protection of women and childr…
Epidemiology of Polio Vaccine Acceptance
Public health guide to field developments linking ecosystems, environments and health in the Anthropocene
The impacts of global environmental change have precipitated numerous approaches that connect the health of ecosystems, non-human organisms and humans. However, the proliferation of approaches can lead to confusion due to overlaps in terminology, ideas and foci. Recognising the need for clarity, this paper provides a guide to seven field developments in environmental public health research and practice: occupational and environmental health; poli…
Domestic Violence and the Exemption from Seeking Child Support
This article examines the experience of low‐income women on welfare in Australia and the process of seeking child support from a violent ex‐partner, contrasting this with research from the United States and the United Kingdom. Women in Australia who fear ongoing or renewed abuse as a result of seeking child support are eligible for an exemption. However, the exemption policy does not necessarily provide the intended protection of women and childr…
Climate change glossary for public health practice
Climate change is an emerging and growing field of practice for the international public health community. As practitioners, researchers and policy-makers grapple with the local health impacts of climate change, there is an increasing need to clarify key terminology to support public health actors engage and respond in ways that promote intersectoral collaboration. This contribution introduces the public health discourse on climate change, with a…
Human Wellbeing and the Health of the Environment
Minding our futures
Epidemiology of Polio Vaccine Acceptance
Domestic Violence and the Exemption from Seeking Child Support
This article examines the experience of low‐income women on welfare in Australia and the process of seeking child support from a violent ex‐partner, contrasting this with research from the United States and the United Kingdom. Women in Australia who fear ongoing or renewed abuse as a result of seeking child support are eligible for an exemption. However, the exemption policy does not necessarily provide the intended protection of women and childr…
Incorporating Sustainability into Community-Based Healthcare Practice
Health promotion and climate change
Climate change poses serious threats to human health and well-being. It exacerbates existing health inequities, impacts on the social determinants of health and disproportionately affects vulnerable populations. In the Australian region these include remote Aboriginal communities, Pacific Island countries and people with low incomes. Given health promotion's remit to protect and promote health, it should be well placed to respond to emerging clim…
Exploring Ecosystems and Health by Shifting to a Regional Focus
This article highlights contributions that can be made to the public health field by incorporating "ecosystem approaches to health" to tackle future environmental and health challenges at a regional level. This qualitative research reviews attitudes and understandings of the relationship between public health and the environment and the priorities, aspirations and challenges of a newly established group (the Oceania EcoHealth Chapter) who are att…
Global Principles, Regional Action
Public health guide to field developments linking ecosystems, environments and health in the Anthropocene
The impacts of global environmental change have precipitated numerous approaches that connect the health of ecosystems, non-human organisms and humans. However, the proliferation of approaches can lead to confusion due to overlaps in terminology, ideas and foci. Recognising the need for clarity, this paper provides a guide to seven field developments in environmental public health research and practice: occupational and environmental health; poli…
Human Wellbeing and the Health of the Environment
Climate change glossary for public health practice
Climate change is an emerging and growing field of practice for the international public health community. As practitioners, researchers and policy-makers grapple with the local health impacts of climate change, there is an increasing need to clarify key terminology to support public health actors engage and respond in ways that promote intersectoral collaboration. This contribution introduces the public health discourse on climate change, with a…
The wheel of fortune as a novel support for constructive alignment and transformative sustainability learning in higher education
Purpose Education for Sustainability in Higher Education (ESHE) sits within and across disciplinary settings that share the need for a framework that provides a basis for pedagogy, assessment and learning outcomes (Kalsoom, 2019). ESHE strives to create transformative learning spaces that help students gain the knowledge and skills they need to understand and contribute to shaping a world based on communities living within the limits of earth’s r…
Bushfires, Covid-19 and Young People’s Climate Action in Australia
Australia’s summer bushfires of 2020–2021 were catastrophic, negatively impacting people, and the natural environment. This climate change-related event exacerbated the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health. Young people are a priority population whose health and livelihoods are significantly impacted by these events. At the same time, young people are active agents for climate action. This exploratory mixed-method study draws on de…
Hope, Coping and Eco-Anxiety
(1) Background: In Australia, young people are one of the most vulnerable populations to the mental health impacts of climate change. The aim of this article was to explore mental health promotion issues related to climate change for young people in Australia. (2) Methods: An exploratory mixed-method approach, co-led by young people, was used to engage young people living in Australia aged 18-24 years in semi-structured interviews (N = 14) and an…
Three Reasons Why Expecting ‘Recovery’ in the Context of the Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change Is Problematic
Global warming is bringing with it continued long-term changes in the climate system. Extreme weather-related events, which are already becoming a daily reality around the world, are predicted to be more intense and frequent in the future. The widespread occurrence of these events and climate change more broadly are being experienced collectively and at scale and do not affect populations evenly. These climate changes have profound impacts on men…
Minding our futures
Securing a just and healthy future for all
Governance efforts to address environmental degradation and consequent impacts on human health and wellbeing have had limited effectiveness to date. A unified planetary health approach that is holistic and integrates stewardship and alternative ways of knowing, being and doing may provide more successful governance pathways. Accordingly, we developed a research agenda intended to pursue transformational pathways that progress planetary health and…
Healthy Islands at 30
Climate Change and Youth
Worldwide, we are facing escalating mental health impacts related to climate change. Young people are disproportionately affected by climate-related extreme weather events such as severe heatwaves and floods. As climate change accelerates, increased frequency and severity of these weather events, along with awareness of the global environmental crisis, contribute to rising levels of hopelessness, anxiety, and distress among young people. This emo…
Rapid review on healthy ageing interventions that incorporate action on climate change and sustainability in cities and communities
Climate change justice and resilience should be incorporated explicitly into the AFCC framework. Greater information exchange between Global North and Global South and inclusion of diverse perspectives (i.e., Indigenous knowledge, people with disabilities and/or experiencing homelessness) will enhance policy efforts. Similarly, recognition of the broader impacts of climate change on the fundamental pre-requisites for health across the lifespan su…
Rating Evaluation - Impacts of extreme weather (REvIEW)
Purpose Extreme weather event exposure can be associated with a range of direct and indirect health and wellbeing impacts. There is a recognised need to improve the assessment of exposure to extreme weather, beyond mainstream epidemiology techniques and psychopathology, to include the subjective and individual experience of extreme weather events. In response, this study aims to outline the development and initial validation of a quantitative mea…
Farmers on the frontline
Farmers are on the frontline of extreme weather events and experience many farming and wellbeing impacts. While farmers are dependent on the land for their livelihood, wider society depends on farmers for food, fibres and employment opportunities. This exploratory pilot study provides a timely examination of the impacts of extreme weather events reported by participating Australian farmers. We investigated impacts on farming and wellbeing, prepar…
Climate Change and Health Impacts (15 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Geography (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Public health (9 works) · Ecology (8 works) · Climate change (7 works) · Environmental planning (7 works) · Environmental resource management (7 works) · Health, psychology, and well-being (7 works)