ArticleFrontiers in public health2022
Public Health Messaging for Wildfire Smoke: Cast a Wide Net.
Article in Frontiers in public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Wildfire and Smoke Risk Communication: A Systematic Literature Review from a Health Equity Focus.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- "Those fires I had to work through was a learning": An evaluation of the Eeyou Istchee Daily Smoke Monitoring Report.Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada · 2026Article
- Development and pilot of the BC Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat Action Plan: empowering patients with climate health readiness.BMJ open quality · 2025Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to Early-life Wildfire Smoke Protection in a Rural Population: The Role of Community in Research and Public Health Practice.Research square · 2025Article
- Motivating parents to protect their children from wildfire smoke: the impact of air quality index infographics.Environmental research communications · 2024Article
- Clearing the air: evaluating institutions' social media health messaging on wildfire and smoke risks in the US Pacific Northwest.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Climate change and health: rethinking public health messaging for wildfire smoke and extreme heat co-exposures.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Wildfires and social media discourse: exploring mental health and emotional wellbeing through Twitter.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Adaptation in real time: Wildfire smoke exposure and respiratory health.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2024Article
- Responses to Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Smoke: A Survey of a Medically Vulnerable Adult Population in the Wildland-Urban Interface, Mariposa County, California.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Engaging interested parties to optimize wildfire smoke communication in Canada: challenges with initiating change.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Wildfire smoke events are increasing in British Columbia (BC), Canada and environmental and public health agencies are responsible for communicating the health-related risks and mitigation strategies. To evaluate and identify opportunities for improving public communications about wildfire smoke and associated health risks we collaborated with end-users and developed a 32-question online survey. The survey was deployed province-wide from 29 September to 31 December 2020 following a severe wildfire smoke episode, which impacted large parts of BC. Using a convenience sample, we disseminated the survey through email lists, radio advertisements, a provincial research platform, and snowball methods. There were 757 respondents, who were generally representative of provincial demographics. Respondents indicated that they receive wildfire smoke messages from diverse sources, including: websites, social media, radio, and television. Radio was identified as the most important source of information for populations that may have increased exposure or health risks, including Indigenous respondents and those working in the trades. Respondents with lower educational attainment expressed that messaging should be simplified. Environmental and public health agencies should continue to share wildfire smoke messages using diverse methods, ideally tailoring the messages and methods to specific populations at risk for exposure and health effects.
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