Re-broadcast: climate change- a core concern for SPs S8E11
From Speak Up by Speak Up: A Speech Pathology Australia Podcast
April 15, 2026 · 51 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the intersection of climate change and speech pathology, featuring insights from professionals in the field.
To celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd 2026, we are rebroadcasting our earth day episode from last year, where we speak with Dr. Abby Foster, and Suzanne Mungall, speech pathologists, about Earth Day, coming up on April 22nd. Suzanne and Abby share their experiences about speech pathology and climate change, and why they feel the urgent need for health professionals to address the impacts of climate change on health and service delivery. Claire Esterman, from the Speak Up Podcast Reference Group opens the episode with a brief reflection highlighting the opportunities, personally and professionally, that Abby and Suzanne discuss. Resources: Earth Day: https://www.earthday.org/ United Nations climate change information: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange National Safety and Quality Health Standards voluntary environmental sustainability and climate resilience module: https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/standards/environmental-sustainability-and-climate-resilience-healthcare-module Helping people with Aphasia prepare for an emergency: https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/2020-1118-aphasia-friendly-emergency/full/ UN Sustainable development goals: https://sdgs.un.org/goals Climate…
People in this episode
Host: Claire Esterman
Guests: Dr. Abby Foster, Suzanne Mungall
Topics covered
- climate change
- speech pathology
- health impacts
- Earth Day
- sustainability
Keywords
- climate change
- speech pathology
- Earth Day
- health professionals
- sustainability
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Speech Pathology Australia, United Nations, National Safety and Quality Health Standards, Climate for Change
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