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7th Annual Air Quality & Health Workshop
“Airwaves: Improving Air Quality & Health Communication”
March 25, 2010
Four Seasons Hotel
Vancouver, BC
2010 Workshop Objectives
- Identify key health messages, target audiences, and how / when these messages are communicated.
- Identify information needs of the public and other stakeholders and how this information can be communicated more effectively.
- Assess the effectiveness of current messaging strategies and explore the techniques to maximize audience understanding and receptivity.
- Bring together partners to form stronger alliances in the communication of air quality and health.
2010 Workshop Highlights
- Public Health Perspective on Air Quality
- The Science Behind the Messaging: the Health Effects if Air Pollution
- Update on Health Effects of Fine Particulate Matter
- Who are the Sensitive Populations?
- Health Messaging During Short Term Pollution Events
- Public Support and Local Action
- Looking to a Better Future: Role of Industry, Government, and Planners
Download the registration form.