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Air Quality > Grand Rounds: Mitigating the Health Impact of Wildfire Smoke - March 29, 2017

Grand Rounds: Mitigating the Health Impact of Wildfire Smoke - March 29, 2017

posted on Mar 16, 2020

Learning Objectives

By the end of this module, participants should be able to:
  • Identify scope of wildfires in the U.S. and identify interagency resources available.
  • Describe health impacts of wildfires and identify populations of concern.
  • Learn risk communication strategies to address wildfire smoke for health professionals.

Presenters: 

Ana Rappold, PhD
Statistician, U.S. EPA

Susan Stone, MS
Senior Environmental Health Scientist, Ambient Standards Group, U.S. EPA

Wayne Cascio, MD 
Director, Environmental Public Health Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. EPA

Marissa Hauptman, MD, MPH, FAAP
Pediatrician and Pediatric Environmental Health Specialist, New England Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU), Boston Children's Hospital

PEHSU Region 1
 
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