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Research&PracticeWinterLectureSeriesPlanetaryHealth

Wildfires&HumanHealth

Dr.KariNadeauDirector,SeanN.ParkerCenterforAllergyandAsthmaResearchWEDNESDAY,FEB20|Y2E2299|5:00PMTheunfortunateincreaseinwildfiresinassociationwithclimatechangehasonlyaugmentedtheimpactofairpollutiononhealthinmanyareasofthecountry.

Overall,wildfireshaveresultedinincreasedstrokes,heartattacks,asthmaattacksandrespiratorydisorders.ComehearaboutDrKariNadeau'sresearchhereatStanford,inwhichsheinvestigatestheimpactofwildfiresonhealth,focusingontheimmunesystemandassociatedallergicdisease.Followingthelectureat6:00pmintheY2E2FacultyLounge,theProgramforDisease

Ecology,Health,andtheEnvironmentwillbehostingaTHINK‘nDrinkwithDr.Nadeaudiscussing“Monitoring&ProtectingHumanHealthinaChangingCalifornia”

Moreinformationontherestoftheseries:Migration&HumanHealthDr.LauraKwong,PostdoctoralFellow,NaturalCapitalProjectWEDNESDAY,MARCH13|Y2E2300|5:00PM

Sean N. Parker Centerfor Allergy & Asthma Research