NEW PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IN ARMENIA

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NEW PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IN
ARMENIA

• Luiza Gharibyan, PhD,
• Associate professor (dotsent) Yerevan State
  Medical University, Department of Hygiene and
  Ecology, Armenia
• Academic advisor- Ronald E.Laporte Professor of
  Epidemiology Graduate School of Public Health
  University of Pittsburgh.

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In accordance with the principle of stable
development the appropriate level of public
health may be obtained only at the stage of the
optimal and synchronic solution of the
social, economic and environmental problems.
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Air pollution in Armenia(1987-1999)
Thousand ton /year
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The results of our research show that in
terms of anthropogenic chemical burden
diminution on the human organism between of 1987
1993, the indexes of still-births as well as up
to one year infant mortality have decreased.
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Rate of stillborn per 1000 newborn
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Infant mortality in Armenia per 1000
(1988-1999years)
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Bronchial asthma in Yerevan per 100.000 (primary
morbidity of adults)
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Studies have shown a correlation between the
levels of indoor and outdoor air pollution and
the low birth weights, inborn defects,
stillbirth, breathing pathologies.
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The number of newborn with inborn defects per
in Charentsavan(R.Armenia)
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The incidence of stillborn per 1000 in
Charentsavan(R.Armenia)
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Bronchitis in Yerevan (primary morbidity of
children) 1988-1998
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Bronchitis in Yerevan (primary morbidity of
adults per 100.000) 1988 -1998
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Numbers of deaths of diseases of the circulatory
system (female)
Year
Age
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Number of deaths of diseases of the circulatory
system (male 1989-1999 years), Armenia
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Breast cancer in Armenia
per 100.000
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Breast Cancer in the urban of Armenia per
100.000 (mortality)
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Mortality of breast cancer in Armenia per 100.000
(rural)
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The number of newborn with low weight per
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The number of sick newborn per in
Charentsavan(R.Armenia)
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              CONCLUSION
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Within the transition period to the new social
relations, and correspondingly to the new public
health care system the efforts are to be done in
public health management sphere. First of all,
we must revise the worn out approaches in order
to put the health care activities in
correspondence with the new realities. Meanwhile
we must give due attention to the existing
experience in this sphere in the countries with
the developed health care system.
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