Take positive measures to minimize the impact of haze on people's health

2017-01-09

National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People 's Republic of China

  Recently, China's heavy air pollution in large areas frequently, causing the parties concerned. The National Health and Family Planning Committee attached great importance to set up by the Director led by Li Bin haze and health special task force, since last December has been organizing special studies to strengthen the monitoring and risk assessment, universal public self-protection knowledge, to minimize air Effects of Pollution on People 's Health.
  Beginning in 2013, the National Health and Family Planning Committee to carry out air pollution monitoring of health effects of the project, the air pollutants on the health risks of the population for long-term continuous monitoring and risk assessment for the formulation of relevant policies and preventive interventions to provide the basis. To strengthen scientific and technological support, the National Health and Family Planning Commission in 2014 set up air pollution health impact prediction, early warning and intervention technology research projects. At present, the air pollution population health impact monitoring project has covered the whole country 31 provinces 60 cities, has established 125 monitoring spots. Monitoring shows that the recent major cities in northern air pollutant concentration in 2013 than the same period has been reduced. Medical institutions, the number of patients did not change much.
  To further strengthen the publicity and guidance and health education, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention organized the preparation of "public haze prevention manual", "haze and health knowledge Q & A" and other popular science books. Through the health newspaper, the public micro-signal regularly publish scientific health information and protection knowledge, strengthen the public psychological counseling. For heavy polluted weather, "public haze prevention manual" health tips: first, in the release of heavily polluted weather warning, to take timely protective measures, especially children and the elderly and other vulnerable groups, should take the necessary personal protective measures . Second, the public should promptly close the doors and windows in fog and haze, reducing cooking fried, smoking and other indoor pollution increased the behavior, to keep the indoor clean. When conditions allow the use of air purifiers and other devices, reduce the indoor concentration of PM2.5 and the health of the population damage. Third, heavily polluted weather, the reasonable arrangements for travel, try to avoid violent activities, reduce the outdoor stay time. When you go out, you should wear a mask. After you return, you should wash your face, nose and exposed skin to reduce exposure. Fourth, pay attention to scientific diet and health care, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, proper vitamin supplement, enhance their resistance. Fifth, heavy polluting weather, the elderly, pregnant women, children and other vulnerable groups should be reduced to go out, traffic police, construction workers, sanitation workers and other outdoor crowd should be well protected, with chronic respiratory diseases, hypertension, coronary heart disease And other basic diseases of the population, in particular, to take scientific protective measures to strengthen medical guidance.
  The next step, the National Health and Family Planning Commission will focus on strengthening the air pollution on the crowd health impact monitoring, early warning and risk assessment work; do heavily polluted weather medical institutions to guide work; Strengthen scientific protection measures, especially for personal protection, indoor protection, focus groups, special public places of protection guidance; to strengthen the health protection products, standards, logo, standard guidance.