a) What is the central theme of the article? Discuss the author’s perspectives and any other perspective mentioned.
The article focused on the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality caused by air pollution in human population. The authors placed emphasis on particulate matters and ultrafine particles as a major player in increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality (authors’ perspectives). The author used air pollution historical events such as the December 1930 Meuse Valley (Belgium) motionless fog that entrapped pollutants from chimney exhaust that caused 60 deaths; October 1948 Donora, Pennsylvania industrial air pollution that caused 20 deaths and an estimated 7,000(half of the population ) morbidity to drive home the significance …show more content…
One of the studies that was used showed to show the short term effects of exposure to air pollutants demonstrated that there was an association between an increase in PM10 level by 10 µg/m3 and an increase with 1.27% in cardiovascular disease, 1.45% in pulmonary disease and 2.00% increases in pneumonia hospital admissions (Schwartz, 2001). In the case of the long term effects of exposure to air pollutants, an extended follow up cohort study of Harvard Six Cities Study (HSCS) by Laden, Schwartz, Speizer and Dockery (2006), that showed that an increase in PM2.5 concentration by 10 µg/m3 a relative risk increase by 16%. These studies and other studies cited by the authors support their perspective that particulate matters and ultrafine particles as a major player in increased cardiovascular morbidity and …show more content…
What will be the benefit of the information in the article to public health? How important and extensive is this benefit?
The public health professionals and stakeholders such as industries, policy makers and the general population will benefit from the information provided in this article. Public health professionals and other health professionals can push for policies, laws and regulations that will reduce the amount of particulate matters and ultrafine particles emission based on the information in this article and this in turn will improve the health of the population. This benefit is significantly important because it will reduce cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality caused by air pollution, as well as pulmonary diseases, cancer and other health issues that go beyond cardiovascular injury caused by air
The article focused on the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality caused by air pollution in human population. The authors placed emphasis on particulate matters and ultrafine particles as a major player in increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality (authors’ perspectives). The author used air pollution historical events such as the December 1930 Meuse Valley (Belgium) motionless fog that entrapped pollutants from chimney exhaust that caused 60 deaths; October 1948 Donora, Pennsylvania industrial air pollution that caused 20 deaths and an estimated 7,000(half of the population ) morbidity to drive home the significance …show more content…
One of the studies that was used showed to show the short term effects of exposure to air pollutants demonstrated that there was an association between an increase in PM10 level by 10 µg/m3 and an increase with 1.27% in cardiovascular disease, 1.45% in pulmonary disease and 2.00% increases in pneumonia hospital admissions (Schwartz, 2001). In the case of the long term effects of exposure to air pollutants, an extended follow up cohort study of Harvard Six Cities Study (HSCS) by Laden, Schwartz, Speizer and Dockery (2006), that showed that an increase in PM2.5 concentration by 10 µg/m3 a relative risk increase by 16%. These studies and other studies cited by the authors support their perspective that particulate matters and ultrafine particles as a major player in increased cardiovascular morbidity and …show more content…
What will be the benefit of the information in the article to public health? How important and extensive is this benefit?
The public health professionals and stakeholders such as industries, policy makers and the general population will benefit from the information provided in this article. Public health professionals and other health professionals can push for policies, laws and regulations that will reduce the amount of particulate matters and ultrafine particles emission based on the information in this article and this in turn will improve the health of the population. This benefit is significantly important because it will reduce cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality caused by air pollution, as well as pulmonary diseases, cancer and other health issues that go beyond cardiovascular injury caused by air