Understanding the link between air pollution and distribution of related health impacts and welfare in the Nordic countries - NordicWelfAir
This project will investigate the relationships between air pollution and health in the Nordic countries.
About the project
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Project period: 01.01.2018 - 31.01.2031 (Active)
- Coordinating Institution: Norwegian Institute of Public Health
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Project Manager:
- Bente Margaret Oftedal, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
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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
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.