Fact Sheets and Summaries The following fact sheets and summaries have been released to date:Research AreaDateTopicLatrobe ELF StudyJuly 2022Lung function in children whose mothers were exposed to mine fire smoke during pregnancyPsychological ImpactsMay 2022Physical symptoms, psychological distress and trauma in response to climate disastersHazelinksFebruary 2022Hazelwood mine fire smoke exposure and hospital emergency department presentations in the following yearsPsychological Impacts/HazelinksNovember 2021Impacts of the Hazelwood mine fire on ambulance attendances, emergency department presentations and hospital patient admissions for mental health conditionsHazelinksOctober 2021Research on cancer, five years after the mine firePsychological ImpactsApril 2021Evaluating the impact of the Hazelwood mine fire event on students’ educational developmentHazelinksApril 2021Hazelwood mine fire smoke exposure and hospital admissions in the following yearsPsychological ImpactsDecember 2020The ongoing psychological health in adults six years after 2014 Hazelwood mine fireHazelinksOctober 2020Risk of death in Morwell, the broader Latrobe Valley and surrounding smoke impacted areas during and after the Hazelwood mine fireMortality Report Questions and Answers available hereHazelinksSeptember 2020Hazelwood mine fire smoke exposure and ambulance attendances in the following yearsRespiratorySeptember 2020The impact of coal mine fire smoke on lung health in adultsRespiratorySeptember 2020Coal mine fire smoke exposure and chronic obstruction of lung airflow in adultsHazelinksSeptember 2020MBS and PBS Time Series - Use of health services and medicationsPsychological ImpactsJune 2020The impact of a mine fire and smoke event on academic outcomes for Primary and Secondary School studentsCommunity WellbeingDecember 2019Community perceptions of the effectiveness of community rebuilding activitiesLatrobe ELF StudyDecember 2019General practitioner visits and medication use amongst young children exposed to the mine fire smokeLatrobe ELF StudyDecember 2019Monthly diary summariesPsychological ImpactsDecember 2019Long term psychological health following the Hazelwood mine fireCardiovascularOctober 2019Heart and blood vessel health in older adults exposed to smoke from the Hazelwood mine fireCardiovascularOctober 2019Factors associated with high blood pressure and its management among older GippslandersRespiratory July 2019Lung Function and Asthma ImpactsLatrobe ELF StudyMay 2019Updated analysis of birth outcomes in the Latrobe ELF CohortCommunity WellbeingMay 2019Community perceptions of the impact of the Hazelwood mine fire on community wellbeing, and of the effectiveness of communication during and after the fireLatrobe ELF StudyMay 2019 Exposure to mine fire smoke and the risk of pregnancy-related symptoms Psychological ImpactsMarch 2019Schools Study - The ongoing experiences of students following the Hazelwood mine fireAdult SurveyJanuary 2019Adult Survey: Mine fire exposure and healthLatrobe ELF StudyDecember 2018Birth outcomes using anonymous Victorian Perinatal Data Collection RecordsHazelinksDecember 2018 Ambulance attendances during the Hazelwood mine firePsychological ImpactsNovember 2018Adult psychological outcomes following the Hazelwood mine fire: A mixed methods studyLatrobe ELF StudyOctober 2018Indicators of lung and blood vessel function three years after the firePsychological ImpactsSeptember 2018Schools Study - Children's perspectives on the impact of the Hazelwood mine fire and subsequent smoke eventPsychological ImpactsSeptember 2018Schools Study - Impacts of the Hazelwood mine fire on students and staff from a specialist school which relocated during the smoke eventPsychological ImpactsAugust 2018Interviews with Morwell residents about their experiences of the Hazelwood coal mine fireLatrobe ELF StudyJanuary 2018Latrobe ELF Cohort Study Volume 1Community WellbeingDecember 2017Video Summary - Social Media AnalysisHazelinksSeptember 2017Baseline cancer incidence analysisAdult SurveySeptember 2017Comparison of Morwell to SaleHazelinksSeptember 2017Emergency Presentations and Hospital AdmissionsPsychological ImpactsJune 2017Schools Study - Summary of key year 1 findingsOlder PeopleFebruary 2017Policy Brief - Policy review of the impact of the Hazelwood mine fire on older peopleAir Quality AssessmentFebruary 2017Summary Report - Air quality modelling of smoke exposure from the Hazelwood mine firePsychological ImpactsNovember 2016Initial findings from the first year of data collection from the schools studyHazelinksSeptember 2016Initial findings from the analysis of ambulance call outs during the eventAir Quality AssessmentMay 2015Preliminary estimates of how far the mine fire smoke travelled during the mine fire event****
