Cardiac Effects of Exposure to Melbourne Air Pollution caused by the 2006/2007 Bushfires in Victoria

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/546094

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This project investigates whether the air pollution that was caused by the 2006-2007 Victorian bushfires, had an effect on the health of people living in Melbourne. Cardiovascular effects will be studied by looking at hospital admissions, out-of-hospital heart attacks and the associated death toll. As it is the expectation that bushfires will increase in the future it is important to determine the impact this may have. This research will inform appropriate public health strategies.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2009

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $59,000.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Optical technology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cardiac arrest | climate change | coronary heart disease | environmental health issues | environmental risk factors | epidemiology | myocardial infarction | myocardial infarction risk | public health | sudden cardiac death

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