Editorials: The Health Hazards of Air Pollution—Implications for Your Patients

[...]the group arranged to reduce its own system's contribution to air pollution by installing solar panels, increasing employee reliance on public transportation and clean vehicles, and curtailing medical waste. [...]the group educated their physicians about air quality and developed recommend...

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Published in:	American family physician Vol. 95; no. 3; p. 146
Main Authors:	Wellbery, Caroline, Sarfaty, Mona
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Leawood American Academy of Family Physicians 01-02-2017
Subjects:	Air filters Air pollution Anxiety Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Climate change Disease control Energy Environmental protection Hypertension Lung diseases Outdoor activities Outdoor air quality Patients Pollutants Premature birth Stroke United States > US
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Summary:	[...]the group arranged to reduce its own system's contribution to air pollution by installing solar panels, increasing employee reliance on public transportation and clean vehicles, and curtailing medical waste. [...]the group educated their physicians about air quality and developed recommendations to help them counsel patients on limiting outdoor activities in response to different levels of air pollution. According to the International Energy Agency, most of the man-made sources of air pollution are attributable to energy production and use.1 The American College of Physicians recently published a position paper encouraging physicians to recognize the health cobenefits of actions to support the environment.23 Efficient energy consumption, clean transportation, and green practices target the cardiovascular and respiratory effects of air pollution among a wide range of environmental health impacts brought about by climate change.
ISSN:	0002-838X