Wildfire and Cancer Resources
Page Overview
On April 21, 2025, the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center JCCC Wildfire & Cancer event provided valuable insights into the impact of wildfires on cancer-related health within the Los Angeles community. This page serves as a dedicated hub for resources highlighted during the event. Readers are encouraged to review the resources and recorded event linked below for further information on this important topic.
Wildfire and Cancer-related Resources
Environmental
- PM2.5 Air Quality Info
- Air Quality Maps
- LA County Post-Fire Air, Soil, and Water Assessment Plan
- Community Action Project Los Angeles (CAP-LA)
- LA Fire HEALTH Study: https://lafirehealth.org/
- Air Quality Sensor Performance Evaluation Center (AQ-SPEC)
Mental Wellbeing and Stress Management
- Psychological First Aid (PFA)
- CalHOPE
- Trinka and Sam Children’s Book
- Soluna App
- Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN)
- Bounce Back Now
- Together for Wellness
Watch the UCLA Wildfire and Cancer Panel Discussion Webinar
Panelists
Melissa Brymer, PhD, PsyD
Director of Terrorism and Disaster Programs, UCLA–Duke National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
Researcher at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Arash Naeim, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics and Hematology-Oncology) and Bioengineering
Neria and Manizheh Yomtoubian Endowed Chair in Cancer and Risk Sciences
Director of Informatics, Jonson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Co-Director, UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Chief Medical Officer for Clinical Research (CMO-CR), UCLA Health
Associate Dean for Clinical Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Yifang Zhu, PhD
Professor, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Webinar Moderators and Organizers
Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO
Program Director, Breast Medical Oncology
Assistant Chief (Translational Research), Division of Hematology-Oncology
Professor of Medicine, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Director of Translational Research Integration, UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Heather Christofk, PhD
Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
Director of Basic and Translational Research, UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Co-Director, UCLA Metabolomics Center
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