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January 24

Wildfires in LA: Smoke, Exposures, and Your Health

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11:00 am – 12:00 pm

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A Live Panel Discussion Hosted by the Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Friday, January 24, 11am EST / 8am PST 

Watch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HarvardChanEnvHealth/streams 

Wildfires continue to affect people on both coasts of the United States this week, as fires in LA prompted a new wave of evacuations, and firefighters are still fighting fires after weeks of intense battles with the blazes.  Smoky, hazy air has impacted people in and around LA in recent weeks, leading to health concerns for all ages and all people. To talk about these concerns, and how to mitigate them, we have gathered public health experts to answer frequently asked questions about wildfire smoke and its impact to your health. 

Moderated by: Vanessa Kerry, MD, MSc 

• Speakers speak from their own experiences and research and not on behalf of Harvard University. 

Speaker Information

Joseph G. Allen

Associate Professor of Exposure Assessment Science

Mary Berlik Rice

Mark and Catherine Winkler Associate Professor of Environmental Respiratory Health

Francesca Dominici

Clarence James Gamble Professor of Biostatistics, Population, and Data Science

Vanessa Bradford Kerry

Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Health

Kari C Nadeau

John Rock Professor of Climate and Population Studies

Amruta Nori-Sarma

Assistant Professor of Environmental Health and Population Science