On February 22, 2023 at 11 am, World Forestry Center premieres the first part of a two-part discussion focused on the public health impacts of wildfire smoke.
Part One of the program brings together leading researchers for an hour-long conversation on what we know about the health impacts of wildfire smoke, who is most at risk, and what future research is needed to assess the full cost of wildfire smoke on public health.
“World Forestry Center wanted to host this program because we see public health as one of the most critical and timely issues in the wildfire conversation,” said Tim Hecox, World Forestry Center’s Director of Experience.
Panelists
Dr. Michael Brauer is a Professor in the School of Population and Public Health at The University of British Columbia and a Principal Research Scientist and Affiliate Professor at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, where he leads the Environmental, Occupational and Dietary Risk Factors team for the Global Burden of Disease. His research focuses on linkages between the built environment and human health, with specific interest in the global health impacts of air pollution, the relationships between multiple exposures mediated by urban form and population health, and health impacts of a changing climate.
