Living and breathing health - Is it time for clean indoor standards and a revolution on air pollution?
Perspectives & Insights
SESSION DETAILS
Tuesday 23 April, 2pm - 3:30pm AEST
Breakout 2
There has never been a better time to act when it comes to ensuring that the air we breathe is clean and safe. The indoor environment is where airborne diseases spread most readily and a range of pollutants accumulate, like bushfire smoke, vehicle exhaust and pollens. Given that we spend around 90% of our time indoors, a significant opportunity exists to improve health, productivity, and academic achievement by transforming our built environment to one that guarantees clean indoor air. During this session we will hear from a range of experts across academia, government, policy, and the private sector. The evidence for clean indoor air will be explored, case studies showcased, and future opportunities considered.
SESSION DESCRIPTION
Bronwyn King
Special Advisor on Clean Air, Burnet Institute, Australia
SESSION MODERATOR
Lidia Morawska
Director, International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Tong Zhu
Dean and Cheung Kong Chair Professor, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering; Director of Environmental Health, Peking University, China
Nicholas Jones
Director of Public Health, Ministry of Health, New Zealand
Karen Walker-Bone
Director - Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (MonCOEH), Monash University, Australia
Jithma Beneragama
Strategic Advisor - Public Sector, Amazon Web Services, Australia
Clare Looker
Chief Health Officer, Victorian Government, Australia
INVITED SPEAKERS
We gratefully acknowledge the following organisations for providing travel and accommodation support for international speakers in this session.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS