Exchanging experiences with assessing the burden of disease associated with air pollution and environmental noise
Task Forces are smaller groups of network members that aim to perform collaborative activities on a specific topic, such as COVID-19 or social inequalities. Each Task Force is led by a coordinator, who oversees the activities and ensures progress towards the Task Force objectives and deliverables. Task Forces support the objectives of the Working Groups by facilitating tailored activities.
Task Forces perform concrete joint research activities on a well-defined topic. These activities may include, but are not limited to:
- Compilation of evidence on a certain topic
- Joint systematic literature review
- Elaboration of a joint paper based on GBD estimates
- Support of national burden studies
- Development of methods or guidelines
Task Forces perform their activities via online or face-to-face workshops. The outputs of these workshops are summarized via https://www.burden-eu.net/activities/workshops.
| Task Force | Coordinator(s) |
|---|---|
| COVID-19 | Sara Pires, National Food Institute, DTU, Denmark |
| PFAS (Perfluoroalkyl-and polyfluoroalkyl substances) attributable burden | Lea Sletting Jakobsen, National Food Institute, DTU, Denmark |
| Determinants of health inequalities | Elena von der Lippe, Robert Koch Institute, Germany |
| Rare diseases | Juanita Haagsma, Erasmus MC University, The Netherlands |
| Air pollution and noise |
Anette Kocbach Bølling, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway Susanne Breitner-Busch, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany |
Exchanging experiences with estimating the burden of rare diseases
