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The Collaboration on Atmospheric Environment and Health is a national collaboration developing environmental health research methods and strategies, disseminating skills in environmental health research, risk management and policy development, especially via teaching and workforce training activities.

There is increasing concern about air pollution and health in urban areas. Recent epidemiological research in Australia has found statistically significant associations of air pollution and climatic factors on health. There is increasing evidence that climate change is occurring and with the combination of air pollution this creates new public health risks.

A national process to develop new guidelines is in progress and it is very important for environmental and public health staff at the local and state level to be well-informed about these issues. In addition, environmental health researchers at key universities and research agencies need to be familiar with up-to-date research techniques to provide research support for local actions and policies.

1. To conduct methodological workshops, attended by the project collaborators and other selected participants, on important, contemporary issues in (atmospheric) environmental health research and management.

2. To run a series of twice-yearly short courses on advanced topis in environmental health, bearing on research, practice, and risk management (including issues in risk perception and risk communication).

3. To disseminate the output from these activities to a wider environmental health research and practice constituency, via website, printed reports and teaching curricula materials.

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Collaborating Institutions:

Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Sydney University
and NSW Health;

CSIRO Atmospheric Research;

Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre (BRMC).

Other partner institutions will be invited to contribute to this program.

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The Collaboration on Atmospheric Environment and Health is supported by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.