Multi-Country Study on Health Effects of Bushfire Air Pollution

灾难性的森林火灾是一种重大的自然灾害，会造成严重的空气污染。然而，协调山火空气污染和公共卫生政策成为一项重大挑战，因为关于山火空气污染与人类健康之间关系的研究有限，特别是在长期暴露的情况下。我们将通过开展一项多国研究来确定森林火灾空气污染与死亡率/发病率之间关系的性质；并估计可归因于森林火灾空气污染的疾病负担。该项目将为政策制定者和利益攸关方在制定、确定优先事项和实施卫生保护战略和政策方面提供必要的科学证据。

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.