In this newsletter we call for nominations for the CHF Board, ask for input into the Draft of the National Consumer Engagement Strategy for Health and Wellbeing and share the National Women's Healthe Advocsory Council survey on the gender bias women face in the healthcare system.

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The Consumers Health forum, in conjunction with the Health Consumers' Council of WA, Health Consumers NSW, and Health Consumers QLD, has put forward a submission for the Department of Health and Aged Care's consultation on the National Health and Climate Strategy. In this submission, we argue that:

• There must be greater consultation with a diverse array of health consumers in order to ensure that climate change is tackled in an effective and just way.
• The scope of the Strategy must be expanded, and cross-sector collaboration must be a mission statement for the Strategy if it is to be meaningful.
• The stated goals, principles, and enablers of the Strategy must be re-assessed to better reflect the necessary systemic reform that will be required to reduce the climate burden of healthcare and health inequity.