Civic Exchange - 2009 The Air We Breathe Conference - Application of Studies on Health Effects of Air Pollution in Hong Kong

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Civic Exchange 2009 The Air We Breathe Conference - Experts Symposium 9 January 2009 Application of Studies on Health Effects of Air Pollution in Hong Kong presented by Dr CM Wong (Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong) http://air.dialogue.org.hk

Gesundheit & Medizin Business

Department of Community Medicine
and School of Public Health
The University of Hong Kong
CM Wong

Application of health effects of
air pollution studies
Air Pollution Team Health Economics Team
CHAN, King-Pan Eric CHAU, June
CHAN, O-U CHENG, Wai-Ling Annie
CHAU, Yuen-Kwan Patsy McGHEE, Sarah M
CHI, Yuk-Sheung Marie WONG, Lai-Chin
HEDLEY, Anthony J
LAI, Hak-Kan
THACH, Quoc-Thuan
WONG, Chit-Ming

The concentration-response curves for
(A) respiratory and (B) cardiac admissions

Hong Kong London

Source: Wong et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 2002; 110:67-76.

$Reducing exposure and the burden of disease: Use of the concentration-response curve β is the excess risk per unit of pollutant concentration !(x 1 - x 2) is an preventable fraction of exposure and incidence of cardiorespiratory disease$

$Avoidable events caused by pollution: Doctor visits, Hospital bed-days & Deaths Pollution Air quality (microgram per cubic meter) Poor Hong Kong 6.8 million doctor visits 100 2004 64,000 hospital days 80 1,600 deaths Hong Kong $2 billion direct + $ 19 Average 60 6.8M doctor visits indirect costs billion Hong Kong 40 The preventable fraction 64000 bed-days 1600 deaths $2 Billion Objective 20 WHO Guideline 2006 0$

An initiative to aid communicating to the public
about benefits of better air quality

http://hedleyindex.sph.hku.hk

We need better translation of public
health research into policy and practice
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