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WATCH: Protecting Our Community: Addressing the Health Impacts of the Los Angeles Wildfires
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In the wake of the wildfires that took place in Los Angeles county in January 2025, experts from the LA Fire HEALTH Study Consortium came together to share critical findings about… Continue Reading
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Science News: Toxic dangers lurk in LA, even in homes that didn’t burn
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An article in the March 2025 issue of Science News, which dedicated an entire feature section to the LA fires, spoke with environmental health experts to look at the risks for… Continue Reading
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KCRW: Wildfire health effects: The 10-year monitoring plan
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Press Play on KCRW recently interviewed Mike Jerrett to discuss the LA Fire HEALTH Study, and how the study may fill some of the testing gaps left by the federal government… Continue Reading
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The LA Fire HEALTH Study releases first data brief
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The LA Fire HEALTH Study has released its first set of data on the new www.lafirehealth.org website. The Data Brief released today features preliminary data findings of indoor and outdoor air quality… Continue Reading
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LAist: Air, soil, water and dust: New study focuses on long-term health impacts of LA wildfire pollution
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A team of university researchers has launched a planned 10-year project to examine pollution from Los Angeles’ recent wildfires and study its long-term impacts on health. The researchers, including those from… Continue Reading
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Long-term, multi-institutional study on health impacts of Los Angeles wildfires launched
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In an unprecedented collective scientific effort to understand the short- and long-term health impacts of wildfires, researchers from four universities have launched a 10-year study of the Los Angeles fires. The… Continue Reading