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Policy Implications for Protecting Health from the Hazards of Fire Smoke. A Panel Discussion Report from the Workshop Landscape Fire Smoke: Protecting Health in an Era of Escalating Fire Risk
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Cowie, CT and Wheeler, A and Tripovich, JS and Porta-Cubas, A and Dennekamp, M and Vardoulakis, S and Goldman, M and Sweet, M and Howard, P and Johnston, F, Policy Implications for Protecting Health from the Hazards of Fire Smoke. A Panel Discussion Report from the Workshop Landscape Fire Smoke: Protecting Health in an Era of Escalating Fire Risk, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health pp. 1-16. ISSN 1661-7827 (2021) [Contribution to Refereed Journal]
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Abstract
Globally, and nationally in Australia, bushfires are expected to increase in frequency and
intensity due to climate change. To date, protection of human health from fire smoke has largely
relied on individual-level actions. Recent bushfires experienced during the Australian summer of
2019–2020 occurred over a prolonged period and encompassed far larger geographical areas than
previously experienced, resulting in extreme levels of smoke for extended periods of time. This
particular bushfire season resulted in highly challenging conditions, where many people were unable
to protect themselves from smoke exposures. The Centre for Air pollution, energy and health Research
(CAR), an Australian research centre, hosted a two-day symposium, Landscape Fire Smoke: Protecting
health in an era of escalating fire risk, on 8 and 9 October 2020. One component of the symposium
was a dedicated panel discussion where invited experts were asked to examine alternative policy
settings for protecting health from fire smoke hazards with specific reference to interventions to
minimise exposure, protection of outdoor workers, and current systems for communicating health
risk. This paper documents the proceedings of the expert panel and participant discussion held
during the workshop.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Contribution to Refereed Journal |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | bushfire smoke, public health, risk communication |
| Research Division: | Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Public health |
| Research Field: | Public health not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
| Objective Field: | Health protection and disaster response |
| UTAS Author: | Johnston, F (Professor Fay Johnston) |
| ID Code: | 144930 |
| Year Published: | 2021 |
| Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
| Deposited On: | 2021-06-21 |
| Last Modified: | 2021-06-22 |
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