Wildfire Smoke and Your Patients' Health
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Published: 11/7/2019.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop this new course on wildfire smoke, which includes sections on health effects; life stages and populations at greater risk of experiencing health effects; air quality and smoke; actions to take before and during a wildfire to reduce smoke exposure; and available resources such as facts sheets. It is intended for physicians, registered nurses, asthma educators, and others involved in clinical or health education.
(Video or Multimedia)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news