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
This project will by use of improved exposure characterisation over decades and use of national health registers and cohorts investigate the relationships between air pollution and health in the Nordic countries. Cohorts of adults will be used to study the relationship between air pollution and mortality, whereas cohorts of children will be used to study the relationship with birth outcomes and onset of childhood asthma, all by focusing on susceptible subgroups. Norway participates with The Cohort of Norway (CONOR) and The Norwegian mother and child study (MoBa). The estimated relationships with health will then be used to estimate the extext of health effects in the population and the importance of socioeconomical aspects and effect on welfare.
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 Ruth 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
About the project
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