Multi-Country Study on Health Effects of Bushfire Air Pollution

特大火灾是一种重大的自然灾害，造成严重的空气污染。然而，调整火灾空气污染和公共卫生政策成为一项重大挑战，因为关于火灾空气污染与人类健康之间关系的研究有限，特别是对于长期暴露。我们将通过开展一项多国研究来描述火灾后空气污染与死亡率/发病率之间关系的性质，并估计火灾后空气污染造成的疾病负担。该项目将为政策制定者和利益攸关方制定、优先考虑和实施健康保护战略和政策提供重要的科学证据。

Catastrophic bushfires are a major natural disaster, causing serious air pollution. However, aligning bushfire air pollution and public health policies becomes a significant challenge, because limited studies are available on relationships between bushfire air pollution and human health, particularly for the prolonged exposure. We will characterize the nature of the relationships between bushfire air pollution and mortality/morbidity by developing a multi-country study; and estimate the burden of diseases attributed to bushfire air pollution. This project will provide essential scientific evidence to policy-makers and stakeholders in the development, prioritization and implementation of health protection strategies and policies.