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Pollution in the Tri-state and Its Effects on Our Health

Pollution in the Tri-state and Its Effects on Our Health. Jeff Seyler, Ph.D. Chair, OVCG January 28, 2004. The Question!. Is there a “pollution problem” in the tri-state that effects our health? Questions addressed: What are area health concerns? What is pollution and what are its sources?

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Pollution in the Tri-state and Its Effects on Our Health

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  1. Pollution in the Tri-state and Its Effects on Our Health Jeff Seyler, Ph.D. Chair, OVCG January 28, 2004

  2. The Question! Is there a “pollution problem” in the tri-state that effects our health? Questions addressed: What are area health concerns? What is pollution and what are its sources? What does life style have to do with it? What can we do? WSI Jan 28, 2004

  3. Area Health Issues • Respiratory Health • Asthma • Bronchitis • other • Cancer • Lung • Breast • other WSI Jan 28, 2004

  4. Hospitalization Ratesfor asthma and bronchitis Adults (rate per 10,000) Evansville 47 Paducah 44 Owensboro 34 Tacoma, WA 7 Monroe, LA 78 US 24 Partnership for Health Care Information, 1998 audit WSI Jan 28, 2004

  5. Hospitalization Ratesfor asthma and bronchitis Children (rate per 10,000) ageVanderburghAllen 0-3 52 32 4-8 35 10 9-13 40 8 Partnership for Health Care Information, 1998 audit WSI Jan 28, 2004

  6. Childhood Asthma $12.7 billion estimated cost (direct and indirect) American Lung Association and Center for Disease Control WSI Jan 28, 2004

  7. Cancer Incidences (rate per 100,000) VanderburghUS Lung (M) 107 74 Lung (F) 76 42 Breast 146 111 Colorectal 65 44 Partnership for Health Care Information, 1998 audit WSI Jan 28, 2004

  8. Invasive Lung Cancer,Incidence Rates, 1995 http://www.state.in.us/isdh/dataandstats/cancerinc/caninc95/caninc~1.htm WSI Jan 28, 2004

  9. Lung and Bronchus Cancer,Death Rates (age adj.), 1990-1994 http://www.state.in.us/isdh/dataandstats/cancermort/1990-94_new/table3.html WSI Jan 28, 2004

  10. Indiana and NationalCancer Rates Cancer Death Rates (all malignant cancers) (based on number of incidence per 100,000 people) 20002001 Vanderburgh County 220.5 214.4 Indiana 213.8 213.3 National 200.5 195.8 Source: Partnership for Health Care WSI Jan 28, 2004

  11. Indiana CountiesLung and Bronchus Avg Cancer Death Rates, 1996-2000 (based on number of incidence per 100,000 people) Vanderburgh County 68.6r Knox 64.7r Marion 75.2s Allen 60.1r National 56.8f Source: http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov WSI Jan 28, 2004

  12. Indiana and OthersLung and Bronchus Avg Cancer Death Rates, 1996-2000 (based on number of incidence per 100,000 people) Vanderburgh County 68.6r Indiana 65.2s Texas 57.7f Kentucky 77.8s Louisiana 68.3f Illinois 57.6f New Jersey 54.9f Ohio 62.1f California 48.9f National 56.8f Source: http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov WSI Jan 28, 2004

  13. Over 25 years Indiana on the rise while national trend declines. http/statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov WSI Jan 28, 2004

  14. Childhood Cancer Facts • Leading cause of death by disease in children • Currently, one in every 330 Americans • develops cancer before the age of 20 • Nationally, cancer incidence in children is • 20 times greater than the incidence of AIDS • While cancer is declining in adults it has • increased in children WSI Jan 28, 2004

  15. St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital(Patients by County) WSI Jan 28, 2004

  16. Number of Patients(St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital) WSI Jan 28, 2004

  17. What is Pollution? Contamination of air, soil, or water by the discharge of harmful substances. The following presentation will focus on air pollution. WSI Jan 28, 2004

  18. Toxic Air Pollutants • VOC’s (benzene, gasoline) • Other organics (CH2Cl2, PCB’s) • NOx, O3, other gases • Particulate matter, PM2.5 • Pesticides, etc. • Mercury • Tobacco smoke WSI Jan 28, 2004

  19. Sources of Concern • Point Sources • power plants • manufacturing • Transportation • diesel • automotive • Agriculture • equipment • chemicals • Work and Home • cleaning chemicals • Life Style • smoking WSI Jan 28, 2004

  20. Pink = 10k – 400k tons per year WSI Jan 28, 2004

  21. Tri-state Power Plants WSI Jan 28, 2004

  22. Energy: Indiana vs U.S. WSI Jan 28, 2004

  23. Toxic Release Inventory http://maps.health-track.org/health-track/default.htm WSI Jan 28, 2004

  24. Pollutants in Vand’ County WSI Jan 28, 2004

  25. Sources in Vand’ County pounds WSI Jan 28, 2004

  26. Carcinogens in the Tri-state • Indiana 5th in manufacturing emissions for • toxic and cancerous chemicals: 114,893,229 lbs • Of this 12,683,207 lbs were cancerous, an • increase of 26% from 1996 • More than 5% from Posey, Vanderburgh, • and Warrick counties • (1998 Toxic Release Inventory, EPA) WSI Jan 28, 2004

  27. Tobacco Smoke • (?) Accounts for 87% of lung cancer deaths, • 37% of all cancer deaths. • Tobacco smoke contains 4,000 toxic chemicals • % over 18: IN 26.3, KY 30.8, IL 23.2, LA 24.6 • Smoking has steadily declined since 1963 peak • 4,354 (1963) and 2,054 (2000) cig. per capita. • American Cancer Society and American Lung Association WSI Jan 28, 2004

  28. Life Style • foods we eat (fried, fast food) • type of car and amount of driving • urban sprawl • smoking • education WSI Jan 28, 2004

  29. How does it all “add up”? • high industrial pollution • “poor” choices: sprawl, food, smoking Cumulative effect? WSI Jan 28, 2004

  30. What can we do? • Get involved! • electing officials, policy makers • review policies and permits • Take action! • energy conservation • limit chemical use WSI Jan 28, 2004

  31. General References • Pollution http://www.epa.gov/ • American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/ • National Cancer Institute http://www.nci.nih.gov/ http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancerinfo/types/ childhoodcancers • Center for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov/ WSI Jan 28, 2004

  32. Ohio Valley Common Ground Mission • Identify environmental issues relating to health • Research and organize relevant data • Provide information to help educate the public • Encourage active participation in resolving problems WSI Jan 28, 2004

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