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... effortsshould be made to improve the health of both of the individuals and the public.REFERENCES1) Chang, C. and Gershwin, M. E. (2004) Indoor air quality and human health: truth vs mass hysteria.Clin. ... reportedSHS. The definition of SHSwasproposed as health impairments caused by indoor air pollution, regard-less of the place, causati ve substance, or pathogen-esis.”15) The health effect of air pollution ... Taniguchi,M. and Akiyama, K. (2009) Indoor Mite and InsectAllergens and Allergic Disease. Indoor Environ., 12,87–96 (in Japanese).67) WorldHealth Organization, Air quality and health; WHO air quality...

... immuneAnalysis from the East-West Center2 Indoor air pollutionaffects mostly the poor and, amongthem, mostly wom-en and childrensuppression and can increase the risk of infection and disease. Benzo[a]pyrene, ... respira-tory infections, and partial and complete blindness.In the case of tuberculosis, the household head orother knowledgeable adult in the household reportedwhether each household member suffered ... view, affecting mostly the poor and, among them, women and young children especially.Why is the problem of indoor air pollution sowidespread? Nearly half of the world’s householdsuse unprocessed...

... broaderprogram, Household Energy, Indoor Air Pollution and Health in India, developed and managed by the South Asia Environment and Social DevelopmentUnit of the World Bank. Financial assistance from the ... and integrating environmental management initiativesin the household, energy, and health sectors.6 Indoor Air Pollution Associated with Household Fuel Use in India1.1 Introduction Indoor air ... study, “India: Household Energy, Air Pollution and Health conducted by the South Asia Environment and Social Development Unitof the World Bank under the Joint UNDP/World Bank Energy Sector Management...

... 9Implementerbenefits The mainimplementerbenefitsincludedconsolidatingawarenesscampaigns,implementation and datacollection,reachingagreatertargetaudience and promotingpreventiveactionforbothALRI and diarrhoeawithasingletheme (the kitchen).TargetpopulationbenefitsTwoproductsbeingpromotedatonce(timesaved),amoreconsolidated/holisticunderstandingof health and apotentiallymoreenduringmessagewere the keybenefitsto the projectbeneficiaries.Trainedcommunityworkers The trainedlocalcommunityworkers,whopromoted and sold the productsdirectlytohouseholds,playanimportantroleingeneratinginterest and demandfor the products .Theyimpartedafeelingoffamiliarity and trust, and bridged the divide between implementers and community.Quantitativeimpact The shortdurationofthispilotstudydidnotallowforcollectingsufficientdatatoquantify the impacton health from the interventiontechnologies.Itwasalsonotpossibletonumericallydemonstrateanincreaseinsales and uptakespecificallydueto the synergy.Therewaslittledataoncompliance,hardmeasuresofuptakeorof‘treatment’effects(e.g.chlorineresiduals, air pollutionmeasurements),or health improvementsinrelationtoeitherproduct.However,reporteduseofWGforwatertreatmentrosefrom1to34%for the interventionhouseholds, and therewasanincreasefrom1to12%inMMSstoveuseinthosesamehouseholds.During the project220stovesweresoldtoindividualslocatedin the interventionareawhile442weresoldtoindividualsoutside the intervention.Although the reasonsforgreatersalesoutsideMambandahavenotbeenspecificallyinvestigated,anecdotalaccountsindicatethat the stoveswereunaffordableinMambanda,evenwith the 30%subsidy.However,wealthierhouseholdsoutsideMambandacouldafford the stoves and foundthemtechnologicallysuperiortootherstoveson the market.Discussion The combinedapproachofenvironmental health interventionswasreceivedwellbyimplementers and beneficiariesalike.Keygainsnotedbyimplementersincludedefficiencyonseveralfronts(e.g.numberofcommunityinterventions,time,cost), and improvementsthroughconsolidatedpromotion.Keydifficultiesaroseinrespectofaffordabilityof the interventions(principally the stove),funding, and inmanagingprojectsustainabilityin the faceofchallenginglocalcircumstances.Pricewasanimportantbarrierto the saleofMMS,whichneverthelessbenefitedfromconsiderableawareness and interest. The projectwouldhavebenefittedfrommoresystematic and detailedmonitoring and evaluation. ... Whatis the roleof the health systeminco‐ordinating,managing and deliveringintegratedprogrammesforimproving the household environment,given the multi‐sectoralnatureof the problems and the frequentinvolvementofNGOs, and otheragencies/donors? ... .Itisimportant,therefore,tonotethat the projecthadthusentirelyceasedtooperateby the timeofthisevaluationvisit.2.3Education and productpromotionAportionof the projectfundingwasusedtoassistpromotionalventuresincludingfreeWGdistributiontoearlybuyersof the MMS.However,aswasseeninKisumu,givingoutregularfreesamplesofaproductoneistryingtosellcanoftendevalueit, and reduce the demand and attentiongiventoNGOsoperatingin the area.Vendorsweretrainedby the ACMStounderstand the health benefitsaswellas the properuseofWG.MonthlyfollowupswerecarriedoutbyanACMSfieldgroup, and periodiccollectivemeetingswithall the vendors.Promotionalmaterialwasalsomadeavailableat the vendors'shops.Adecreasingsubsidysystemwasestablishedtomonitor the effectofpriceonsales.Therewasaclearinverserelationship between cost and purchase.Intermsofoverallpromotion,thiswasapositivestep.Asnewsof the MMSspread,someorderswereplacedfromcommunitiesoutside the projectarea....

... download and process the resulting data. By the end of the module,participants should understand the basics of indoor air pollution, be aware of different measurement options, and be familiar with the ... respiratory health and overall well-being.A review of the evidence for the linkages between indoor air pollution, household energy and health provides the introduction to this module (Figure 5). Acute ... of the monitors and the household itself; these serve as a basis for a laterdiscussion of the sampling experience.Downloading and processing data The monitors are retrieved from the home the...

... model, and includes the intercept, the parameters that make up the natural cubic splines, and the constant effect of air pollution. To compare the results with those presented by Chiogna and Gaetan(2002), ... 1 and 2); a first order random walk (models 3 and 4); a second order randomwalk (models 5 and 6); and a local linear trend model (models 7 and 8). To aidclarity in the following discussion, these ... to the second order random walk, and panel (d) to the local linear trend model. All four models capture the under-lying trend in the health data well, and the Bayesian and likelihood estimates...