In an article in The Times on 25 May, Muir Gray likens climate change to the Victorian scourge of cholera, and calls for a public health revolution in response. "Smoking, Aids, swine flu? They all pale into insignificance compared to climate change’s threat to health." The article has provoked brisk debate in the medical profession.

Following the Climate Connection South West event in February 2009, the SHA commissioned a mapping of climate-health related initiatives in the region, to inform future strategy development. The data collected in the survey have now been published online, allowing readers to find out about actionsExperiences of public health action and learning for climate change, contributed to the site by participants. undertaken both inside and outside the NHS, together with contact details for each project.

Front page of The Sun on 21 April 2009 reported that "The rising number of fat people was yesterday blamed for global warming. Scientists warned that the increase in big-eaters means more food production — a major cause of CO2 gas emissions warming the planet. Overweight people are also more likely to drive, adding to environmental damage. "

Screening for carbon dependency was a great success at the UKPHA conference!

Delegates at the UK Public Health Association’s 17th Annual Public Health Forum will be offered 'screening' for the debilitating Carbon Dependence Syndrome in Brighton next week.

The South West today became the first region to launch its Climate Connection activities – at a regional event entitled “Next Steps”, held in Bristol.