Air Pollution

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Air Pollution your health

• Boehringer Ingelheim
• Mohammed AL-TawiL

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Air pollution and its effect on our body
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Air Pollution Risks

• Many risks including
• Heart disease
• Throat disease
• Lung cancer
• Shortness of breath Chronic coughing ? COPD ?

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• One of the main problems of Air pollution is
  COPD

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The Impact of a Chronic Disease
Impairment
Disability
Handicap
Witek TJ. Respir Care Clin North Am (1999)
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Percent Change in Age-Adjusted Death Rates, U.S.,
1965-1998
Proportion of 1965 Rate
3.0
Coronary Heart Disease
Stroke
Other CVD
COPD
All Other Causes
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
59
64
35
163
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0
1965 - 1998
1965 - 1998
1965 - 1998
1965 - 1998
1965 - 1998
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Burden Of Diseases
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COPD has a Profound Impact on Health-Related
Quality of Life

• Impact of COPD on HRQOL (SF-36)

PF Physical Functioning RP Role-Physical BP
Body Pain GH General Health VT Vitality
SF Social Functioning RE Role-Emotional MH
Mental Health
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COPD is Prevalent Throughout the World

• Rates of COPD per 100 adults

Refs Viegi, 2000 Pena, 2000 Fukuchi, 2001
Mannino, 2000 Woo, 1988 Bakke, 1991 Lange, 1989
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The Rise of COPD as a Cause of Disability
COPD is growing faster than many major global
causes of disease-related disability
Ref Murray Lopez, 1996. DALY Disability
adjusted life-year.
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Pollution in Jordanian main cities Is killing me

Please Help me .
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• Questions ?

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• Thank you