Community education on the health impacts of bushfires: Evaluation of an online pilot short course in Tasmania, Australia.
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Article Title | Community education on the health impacts of bushfires: Evaluation of an online pilot short course in Tasmania, Australia. |
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ERA Journal ID | 200723 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Campbell, Sharon L., Brady, James J.R., Anderson, Carina C., Ziou, Myriam, Sinclair, Duncan, Johnston, Fay H. and Jones, Penelope J. |
Journal Title | International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction |
Journal Citation | 101 (2024), pp. 2212-4209 |
Article Number | 104227 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2024 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 2212-4209 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104227 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420923007070 |
Abstract | Bushfires and smoke pose substantial risks to physical and mental health across exposed populations. Enhanced community-level knowledge and response capability may promote exposure reduction and therefore protect health, however few interventions exist to achieve this goal. We developed an online short course, ‘Bushfires and Your Health’, and piloted it with older adults as a vulnerable group. We evaluated course satisfaction, factors associated with course enrolment and |
Keywords | Bushfire, Wildfire, Air quality, Health, Resilience, Online education |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420699. Public health not elsewhere classified |
3999. Other Education | |
Byline Affiliations | University of Tasmania |
Department of Health, Tasmania | |
School of Nursing and Midwifery |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z4wzq/community-education-on-the-health-impacts-of-bushfires-evaluation-of-an-online-pilot-short-course-in-tasmania-australia
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