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chapter 7 asthma and air pollution : connecting the Dots
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Kopnina, Helen |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | This chapter focuses on the relationship between asthma and car‐induced increases of particulate matter in the air, on the one hand, and patient aware ness of the link between air pollution and respiratory conditions, on the other. It begins with a discussion of the link between air pollution and asthma, subsequently turning to the phenomenon of “car culture” in general and in the Netherlands in particular as it relates to rising rates of air pollution and environmental health. In the discussion section, I inquire why international health institutions and patient organizations have not put pressure on international environmental organizations, and national environmental ministries, let alone the actual polluters such as automobile industry. My discussion culminates in reflection on the mas sive corporate support for the ongoing use of motor vehicles, resulting in a situa tion in which patient organizations composed of pollution‐related disease sufferers and their supporters are more focused on mitigation of the symptoms than addressing the ultimate causes of asthma. In this chapter, I argue that to fully address the issue of respiratory health, international health organizations as well as national health ministries, patient organizations, and the general public must recognize the link between vehicular dependency, air pollution, and asthma. Consequently, I recommend explicitly linking vehicular dependency to the state of poor |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/handle/1887/46736/KopninaAsthmaandAirPollution.pdf?sequence=1 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
