Bushfires can severely affect your health, physically and mentally. Read below for some accurate and reliable information regarding bushfires and your health.
- "Bushfires have always been a part of the Australian ecology, but now that ecology is changing." Doctors for the environment Australia provide information sheets that detail the impact of the current bushfire crisis in Australia on our health and how to reduce the risks.
Find the information sheets here.
- The Australian Medical Association is warning of "new health threats for people affected by the escalating bushfire crisis."
Read the AMA recommendations here.
- "NSW Health is assisting residents and their families affected by the bushfire emergency to look after their physical and mental health."
Read about the services available here.
And for more health information for the NSW bushfires here.
- The Heart Foundation warns that "bushfire smoke contains harmful gases such as carbon monoxide, and very small particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs."
Read their advice here.
- Unicef Australia offers advice on "how to talk to your children about Australia's bushfire emergency."
Read their recommendations here.
- Climate and Health Alliance advocates an evidence based factsheet developed by the Centre for Air Pollution which outlines what the "health impacts are to bushfire smoke, which groups are most vulnerable and what we can do to minimise exposure."
Read the factsheet here.
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