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Environmental Asthma Reduction Potential Estimates for Selected Mitigation Actions in Finland Using a Life Table Approach

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  • Isabell Katharina Rumrich

    (Department of Health Protection, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Kuopio 70210 Finland)

  • Otto Hänninen

    (Department of Health Protection, National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Kuopio 70210 Finland)

Abstract

Aims: To quantify the reduction potential of asthma in Finland achievable by adjusting exposures to selected environmental factors. Methods: A life table model for the Finnish population for 1986–2040 was developed and Years Lived with Disability caused by asthma and attributable to the following selected exposures were estimated: tobacco smoke (smoking and second hand tobacco smoke), ambient fine particles, indoor dampness and mould, and pets. Results: At baseline (2011) about 25% of the total asthma burden was attributable to the selected exposures. Banning tobacco was the most efficient mitigation action, leading to 6% reduction of the asthma burden. A 50% reduction in exposure to dampness and mould as well as a doubling in exposure to pets lead each to a 2% reduction. Ban of urban small scale wood combustion, chosen as a mitigation action to reduce exposure to fine particles, leads to a reduction of less than 1% of the total asthma burden. Combination of the most efficient mitigation actions reduces the total asthma burden by 10%. A more feasible combination of mitigation actions leads to 6% reduction of the asthma burden. Conclusions: The adjustment of environmental exposures can reduce the asthma burden in Finland by up to 10%.

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  • Isabell Katharina Rumrich & Otto Hänninen, 2015. "Environmental Asthma Reduction Potential Estimates for Selected Mitigation Actions in Finland Using a Life Table Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-17, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:12:y:2015:i:6:p:6506-6522:d:50863
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