Understanding the link between air pollution and distribution of related health impacts and welfare in the Nordic countries - NordicWelfAir
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This project will investigate the relationships between air pollution and health in the Nordic countries.
Summary
The aim of the project is to investigate the association between different air pollution components and health outcomes. More specifically, the sub-objectives are as follows:
1. To study the association between different air pollution components and death from natural causes, including death from cardiovascular disease, death from lung disease and death from other causes.
2. To study the association between different air pollution components and birth outcomes (such as low birth weight, preterm birth, small-for-gestational age).
3. a) To study the association between different air pollution components and the development of childhood asthma. b) To study the association between different air pollution components and asthma attacks.
For all three sub-objectives, exposure-response curves for different groups of the population (based on, for example, gender, education, ethnicity) will be investigated.
Project leader
Bente Margaret Oftedal, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Project participants
Bente Margaret Oftedal, Air Quality and Sound, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Doris Tove Kristoffersen, Health Services Research, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Vera Mitter, Pharmaceutics and Social Pharmacy, University of Oslo
Erik Aune, Air Quality and Sound, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Jonas Christoffer Lindstrøm, Method Development and Analytics, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Carl Fredrik Nordheim, Infection Control and Preparedness, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Terese Bekkevold, Method Development and Analytics, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Per Everhard Schwarze, Global Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Kjell Vegard Fjeldheim Weyde, Air Quality and Sound, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Gunn Marit Aasvang, Air Quality and Sound, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Norun Hjertager Krog, Air Quality and Sound, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Shilpa Rao-Skirbekk, Air Quality and Sound, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Start
01.01.2018
End
31.01.2026
Status
Active
Approvals
Regional committees for medical and health research ethics
Project owner/ Project manager
Norwegian Institute of Public Health