scholarly journals Environmental Influences on Childhood Asthma Prevalence in Philadelphia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raeva Mulloth ◽  
Alexander Blackley ◽  
Peter Koszuta ◽  
Kaitlyn Nemes ◽  
Maddison Vail ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Asthma Prevalence ◽  
Friable Material ◽  
Asbestos Abatement ◽  
Pipe Insulation

Background: In 2019, the American Lung Association found that, for the second year in a row, the Philadelphia metro has worsened the surrounding areas air quality, due to worsening ozone smog. This spike in unhealthy air quality in Philadelphia has affected the health of the population. Unhealthy air quality can be exacerbated by asbestos, which has been found in many Philadelphia elementary schools. Although asbestos usage is now highly regulated, it can still be found in consumer products and construction material today. Among the many factors contributing to asthma onset and other lung diseases, air pollution and dangerous air particles such as asbestos are important contributors. Children in these asbestos infected schools became exposed and ultimately sick which led to their eventual closure. Due to elementary aged children having immature and more vulnerable airways, this exposure may have led to increasing cases of respiratory distress. Methods: This research study analyzed publicly available asbestos data from Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) reports from four Philadelphia elementary schools (Laura H. Carnell, James J. Sullivan, Clara Barton, and Thomas M. Peirce) from 2016-2018 to further understand the influence of asbestos particles on asthma in children. Secondary data analysis determined the levels of asbestos contamination in each elementary school and the severity of the condition for each school. This was compared to child asthma prevalence during the selected time period. Results: Asbestos was mainly found in the 2-6 inch pipe insulation and tiles within each school. Between 0.06 and 1.18% asbestos damage was found in 2-6inch pipe insulation in schools closed for asbestos abatement. An r2 of 0.9997 was found when comparing the 206inch pipe damage percentage and the newly friable material found in each school. Thomas M. Pierce Elementary was determined to be the highest concern according to the analysis of the AHERA reports. Conclusion: Children exposed to asbestos in elementary schools, and with a predisposition to asthma, were more likely to suffer from respiratory distress, due to the multiple contributing environmental factors.

scholarly journals The fragranced products phenomenon: air quality and health, science and policy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Steinemann
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Science And Policy ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor

Abstract Fragrance is used in consumer products around the world. However, fragrance has been associated with adverse effects on indoor and outdoor air quality and human health. Questions arise, such as the following: Why does fragrance in products pose problems? What are sources of emissions and exposures? What are health and societal effects? What are possible solutions? This paper examines the issue of fragranced consumer products and its science and policy dimensions, with a focus on the implications for air quality and human health. Results include new findings and new questions for future research directions.

scholarly journals Novel Tools Supporting Knowledge Translation for Public Health Practice in British Columbia, Canada

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Stares ◽  
Jenny Sutherland
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Notifiable Diseases ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
Public Health Practitioners

ABSTRACT ObjectivesUnderlying the delivery of services by the universal Canadian health care system are a number of rich secondary administrative health data sets which contain information on persons who are registered for care and details on their contacts with the system. These datasets are powerful sources of information for investigation of non-notifiable diseases and as an adjunct to traditional communicable disease surveillance. However, there are gaps between public health practitioners, access to these data, and access to experts in the use of these secondary data. The data linkage requires in-depth knowledge of these data including usages, limitations and data quality issues and also the skills to extract data to support secondary usage. OLAP reports have been developed to support operation needs but not on advanced analytics reports for surveillance and cohort study. To fill these gaps, we developed a set of web-based modular, parameterized, extraction and reporting tools for the purpose of: 1) decreasing the time and resources necessary to fill general secondary data requests for public health audiences; 2) quickly providing information from descriptive analysis of secondary data to public health practitioners; 3) informing the development of data feeds for continued enhanced surveillance or further data access requests; 4) assisting in preliminary stages of epidemiological investigations of non-notifiable diseases; and, 5) facilitating access to information from secondary data for evidence-based decision making in public health. ApproachWe intend to present these tools by case study of their application to small area analysis of secondary data in the context of air quality concerns. Data sources include individuals registered for health care coverage in BC, hospital separations, physician consultations, chronic disease registries, and drugs dispensation. Data sets contain complete information from 1992. Data were extracted and analyzed to describe the occurrence of health service utilization for cardiovascular and respiratory morbidity. Analysis was undertaken for BC residents in areas identified by local public health as priorities for monitoring. Health outcomes were directly standardized by age and compared to provincial trends by use of the comparative morbidity figure. ResultsResults will include descriptive epidemiological analysis of secondary data relating to respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity in the context of air quality concerns, summary of next steps, as well as an assessment of tool performance. ConclusionsWhere adopted tools such as these can make information from secondary data more accessible to support public health practice, particularly in regions with low analytical or epidemiological capacity.

scholarly journals Implementasi Pendidikan Kewirausahaan (Entrepreneurship) di Sekolah Dasar/Madrasah Ibtidaiyah

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Muhamad Afandi
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Educational Values ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
Education Material ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Evaluation Phase

This study aims to discuss and see the evaluation of entrepreneurship education in elementary schools / madrasah ibtidaiyah. Elementary schools and madrasah ibtidaiyah that have implemented entrepreneurship education that can be used as references include: SD Entrepreneur Muslim Alif-A Piyungan Yogyakarta, SD IT Alam Harum Purbalingga, and MI Terpadu Qurrota A'yun Ponorogo. This research uses a qualitative approach. This type of research data is qualitative data and the data source is secondary data. While the data method used is library research (library research). Data analysis techniques through data reduction, data display, and withdrawal from the literature study conducted. Meanwhile, to check the validity of the data using triangulation of data sources. The results of this study explain that, the implementation of Entrepreneurship Education in elementary schools / madrasah ibtidaiyah can be carried out in three stages, namely: (1) The planning stage, including: formulation of program objectives, program vision and mission of entrepreneurship education, material which then incorporates educational values. entrepreneurship that will be developed in the Learning Implementation Plan; (2) Implementation stage, including: class, entrepreneurship, integrated with subjects, self-development activities, school culture; and (3) The evaluation phase, including entrepreneurial education activities based on entrepreneurial values that have been internalized and implemented in the behavior seen in the activities of students at school.

Healthy environment — indoor air quality of Brazilian elementary schools nearby petrochemical industry

2013 ◽  
Vol 463-464 ◽  
pp. 639-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo H.M. Godoi ◽  
Ana F.L. Godoi ◽  
Sérgio J. Gonçalves Junior ◽  
Sarah L. Paralovo ◽  
Guilherme C. Borillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Petrochemical Industry ◽  
Healthy Environment

scholarly journals Spatial Association of Respiratory Health with Social and Environmental Factors: Case Study of Cook County, IL

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aynaz Lotfata ◽  
Alexander Hohl
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Cook County ◽  
Tree Canopy ◽  
Asthma Prevalence ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Canopy Access

AbstractBackgroundPeople who live with respiratory diseases like asthma are more likely at risk of serious illness. Spatial analytic techniques allow for discovering areas of concern and finding correlates of asthma prevalence.ObjectiveThere is growing interest in disentangling the impacts of socioeconomic and environmental factors on respiratory health, their spatial correlation, and the demographic profile of people at risk of respiratory diseases. It is important to know how people with asthma are geographically distributed and what social and environmental factors correlate with asthma. Thereby, the purpose of the study is to describe socioeconomic factors associated with asthma prevalence in Cook County, IL and to identify the significant risks and the protective factors to control asthma.Data and MethodsData obtained from CDC 2018 SVI, ACS, the City of Chicago Data Portal, HealthData.gov, and ESRI. In this paper, we illustrate the usefulness of geospatial regression analysis in the analysis and presentation of spatially distributed asthma prevalence among the population with disabilities, minorities with the language barrier, nonwhite population, age 17 and younger, and age 65 and older in the census tracts of Cook County, IL where Chicago Metropolitan Area located. In addition, we map the spatial variation of asthma prevalence with variation in the tree canopy, access to medical centers, air quality, and household quality. Lastly, we used bivariate mapping to illustrate the spatial distributions of residential land use and tree covers.ResultsOur findings show a good correlation between asthma and socioeconomic and physical factors including age 17 and younger, age 65 and older, population with disabilities, a minority with the language barrier, tree canopy, access to medical centers, air quality, and household quality. The aged 65 and older, 17 and younger, and people with disabilities are found to have a higher asthma prevalence in areas around the industrial corridors in southeast and west sides of Cook County, IL. Results may guide further decisions in planning for asthma research and intervention, especially for identifying vulnerable areas and people.

scholarly journals Impacts on Air Quality Index in the Industrial town of Asansol (West Bengal, India) due to COVID-19 lockdown

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajrupa Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Mining City ◽  
Industrial Town ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Status ◽  
Central Pollution Control Board ◽  
Pm2.5 And Pm10 ◽  
Full Swing

Abstract The lockdown phase associated with COVID-19 pandemic initiated in full swing on and from 25th March, 2020 as preventive measures against the spreading of Corona virus. The objective of this study is to analyse the status of air quality of before and after lockdown in Asansol city which is second largest city of West Bengal, India and also known as “coal mining city”. Secondary data of five parameters like CO, SO2, NO2, PM2.5 and PM10 have been collected from Central Pollution Control Board, India. The result shows significant decrease of five parameters from 42.4 % (CO) to 63.4 % (NO2) due to close down of all industrial and transport activities during lockdown period. Based on different investigation a green belt development plan for this polluted city has been suggested for sustainable air quality management.

scholarly journals Temporal analysis of air pollutants in the most affected monsoon region

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Omar Kairan ◽  
Nur Nasehah Zainudin ◽  
Nurul Hasya Mohd Hanafiah ◽  
Nur Emylia Arissa Mohd Jafri ◽  
Fukayhah Fatiha @Suhami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Monsoon Season ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Temporal Analysis ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Temporal Variations ◽  
Air Pollutant

Air pollution has become an issue at all rates in the world. In Malaysia, there is a system is known as air quality index (API) used to indicate the overall air quality in the country where the air pollutants include or the new ambient air quality standard are sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3) and particulate matter with size less than 10 (PM10). The concentration levels of the air pollutants were said to be affected by the monsoon changes. Therefore, this study is conducted to examine the existence of temporal variations of each air pollutant then identify the differences of each air pollutants concentration in temporal variations. This study uses secondary data where data that has been retrieved from the Department of Environment (DOE) where it is data of air pollution specifically for Kota Bharu, kelantan records. Hierarchical agglomerative cluster analysis was conducted to group monthly air quality. As a conclusion, the study can conclude that the five air pollutants grouped into several different monthly clusters mostly representing the two main monsoon seasons. Mostly air pollutant varied accordingly towards the monsoon season. During the southwestern monsoon, air pollutant concentration tends to higher compare to the northeastern monsoon with mostly due to meteorological factors.

Perceptions of Indoor Air Quality Associated with Ventilation System Types in Elementary Schools

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 952-960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele R. Kinshella ◽  
Michael V. Van Dyke ◽  
Ken E. Douglas ◽  
John W. Martyny
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Ventilation System
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