Bushfires and Your Health

Bushfires and Your Health is a short course covering the physical and mental health impacts of bushfires and bushfire smoke, and what you can do to reduce your risk. The course has seven modules covering:

Course introduction
How do bushfires affect your health? An overview
Exploring how bushfires affect your physical health
Exploring how bushfire smoke affects your physical health
Exploring how bushfires affect your mental health
What can you do? Strategies to reduce your bushfire-related health risks
What can you do? Strategies to reduce your bushfire smoke-related health risks

Address

Fire Centre Research Hub, The University of Tasmania
Private Bag 55, Hobart TAS 7001, Australia

Fire.Centre@utas.edu.au

Acknowledgement of Country:

‘The Fire Centre acknowledges the Palawa and Pakana people as the traditional and ongoing custodians of lutruwita (Tasmania), paying respect to their culture and identity which has been bound up with the Land, Sea, Waterways and Sky for generations. The Fire Centre commits to being culturally inclusive and respectful in our relationships”