Emergency department visits in California associated with wildfire PM2.5: differing risk across individuals and communities DOI Creative Commons
Jennifer Stowell, Ian Sue Wing, Yasmin Romitti

et al.

Environmental Research Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3(1), P. 015002 - 015002

Published: Nov. 26, 2024

Abstract The threats to human health from wildfires and wildfire smoke (WFS) in the United States (US) are increasing due continued climate change. A growing body of literature has documented important adverse effects WFS exposure, but there is insufficient evidence regarding how risk related exposure varies across individual or community level characteristics. To address this gap, we utilized a large nationwide database healthcare utilization claims for emergency department (ED) visits California multiple seasons (May through November, 2012–2019) quantified impacts fine particulate matter <2.5 μ m (PM 2.5 ) air pollution attributable WFS, overall among subgroups population. We aggregated daily counts ED Zip Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) used time-stratified case-crossover design distributed lag non-linear models estimate association between relative visits. further assessed with varied defined by age, race, social vulnerability, residential conditioning (AC) prevalence. Over 7 day period, PM was associated elevated all causes (1.04% (0.32%, 1.71%)), non-accidental (2.93% (2.16%, 3.70%)), respiratory disease (15.17% (12.86%, 17.52%)), not cardiovascular diseases (1.06% (−1.88%, 4.08%)). Analysis revealed potential differences susceptibility AC prevalence, ZCTA-level Social Vulnerability Index scores. These results suggest that higher rates cause, non-accidental, heterogeneity certain subgroups. Notably, lower availability risks activity.

Language: Английский

Behavioral Responses to Wildfire Smoke: A Case Study in Western Montana DOI
Taylor Stewart,

Alison Monroe,

Katrina Mullan

et al.

Journal of Community Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 50(1), P. 31 - 44

Published: Aug. 25, 2024

Language: Английский

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Emergency department visits in California associated with wildfire PM2.5: differing risk across individuals and communities DOI Creative Commons
Jennifer Stowell, Ian Sue Wing, Yasmin Romitti

et al.

Environmental Research Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3(1), P. 015002 - 015002

Published: Nov. 26, 2024

Abstract The threats to human health from wildfires and wildfire smoke (WFS) in the United States (US) are increasing due continued climate change. A growing body of literature has documented important adverse effects WFS exposure, but there is insufficient evidence regarding how risk related exposure varies across individual or community level characteristics. To address this gap, we utilized a large nationwide database healthcare utilization claims for emergency department (ED) visits California multiple seasons (May through November, 2012–2019) quantified impacts fine particulate matter <2.5 μ m (PM 2.5 ) air pollution attributable WFS, overall among subgroups population. We aggregated daily counts ED Zip Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) used time-stratified case-crossover design distributed lag non-linear models estimate association between relative visits. further assessed with varied defined by age, race, social vulnerability, residential conditioning (AC) prevalence. Over 7 day period, PM was associated elevated all causes (1.04% (0.32%, 1.71%)), non-accidental (2.93% (2.16%, 3.70%)), respiratory disease (15.17% (12.86%, 17.52%)), not cardiovascular diseases (1.06% (−1.88%, 4.08%)). Analysis revealed potential differences susceptibility AC prevalence, ZCTA-level Social Vulnerability Index scores. These results suggest that higher rates cause, non-accidental, heterogeneity certain subgroups. Notably, lower availability risks activity.

Language: Английский

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