Public Health

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Current Projects

Improving the health of at-risk Australians: Co-designing a Bushfire Smoke Health Plan
Bushfire smoke poses serious health risks, especially for the elderly, children, pregnant women, and...
Making the Switch: A wood heater replacement pilot
In cooler climate cities and communities across Australia, many homes have wood heaters as their pri...
Pilot project: Seeing through the smoke
Understanding the impact of bushfire smoke exposure on the ocular surface Suki’s research is both in...
Healthy Environments and Lives
HEAL Network The Australia-wide Healthy Environments And Lives (HEAL) Network aims to catalyse resea...

Past Projects

Bushfires and Your Health
Reducing the health risks of bushfire and smoke: An online educationinitiative empowering Tasmania’s...
Developing the Tasmania protocol to define Ultra-low emission burners for hardwood fuel
In Australia and New Zealand (NZ) domestic wood heater emissions contribute to a substantial communi...
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