Indigenous, rural and remote communities are more likely to experience elevated fine particle air pollution (PM2.5) concentrations from biomass smoke due to both summer wildfires and wood combustion for home heating, and residents of these communities are likely to be more susceptible to adverse effects spiritually, emotionally, physically and even mentally.
At the same time, data on PM2.5 exposures are often unavailable, owing to the lack of routine monitoring.
SmoKE is a collaborative project led by Health Canada, the Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE), the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER), the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). We aim to leverage new geospatial data and information on wildfire smoke exposure to support community level adoption of effective interventions to mitigate health impacts of smoke from wildfires and wood heating.
Photo credit: University of British Columbia Indigenous Studies in Kinesiology and The Indigenous Physical Activity & Cultural Circle Team
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