scholarly journals Avoidable deaths due to infodemic about COVID ‐19

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (12) ◽  
pp. 1991-1992
Keyword(s):  
Avoidable Deaths

A national study of epilepsy‐related deaths in Scotland: Trends, mechanisms, and avoidable deaths

Epilepsia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gashirai K. Mbizvo ◽  
Christian Schnier ◽  
Colin R. Simpson ◽  
Richard F. M. Chin ◽  
Susan E. Duncan
Keyword(s):  
National Study ◽  
Avoidable Deaths

scholarly journals Health and Economic Impacts Assessment of O3 Exposure in Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11646
Author(s):  
José Texcalac-Sangrador ◽  
Magali Hurtado-Díaz ◽  
Eunice Félix-Arellano ◽  
Carlos Guerrero-López ◽  
Horacio Riojas-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Uncertainty Interval ◽  
Avoidable Deaths

Health effects related to exposure to air pollution such as ozone (O3) have been documented. The World Health Organization has recommended the use of the Sum of O3 Means Over 35 ppb (SOMO35) to perform Health Impact Assessments (HIA) for long-term exposure to O3. We estimated the avoidable mortality associated with long-term exposure to tropospheric O3 in 14 cities in Mexico using information for 2015. The economic valuation of avoidable deaths related to SOMO35 exposure was performed using the willingness to pay (WTP) and human capital (HC) approaches. We estimated that 627 deaths (95% uncertainty interval (UI): 227–1051) from respiratory diseases associated with the exposure to O3 would have been avoided in people over 30 years in the study area, which confirms the public health impacts of ambient air pollution. The avoidable deaths account for almost 1400 million USD under the WTP approach, whilst the HC method yielded a lost productivity estimate of 29.7 million USD due to premature deaths. Our findings represent the first evidence of the health impacts of O3 exposure in Mexico, using SOMO35 metrics.

scholarly journals What can we do to reduce the burden of avoidable deaths in those with serious mental illness?

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Crompton ◽  
Aaron Groves ◽  
John McGrath
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Differential Mortality ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Avoidable Deaths ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Wide Range

AbstractIndividuals with schizophrenia have higher mortality rates compared to the general community. Apart from an increased risk of suicide, people with schizophrenia have an increased risk of death related to a wide range of comorbid physical conditions. There is evidence to suggest that much of this mortality is avoidable. The provision of assertive management of comorbid physical disorders has the potential to help close the differential mortality gap. While the primary data are robust, there is less empirical evidence to guide policy makers and service providers when dealing with these problems. Focused clinical programs aimed at reducing risk factors (e.g. smoking, obesity) and shared care between mental health teams and primary care providers can help reduce the burden of avoidable deaths. In light of recent evidence suggesting that the mortality gap has widened in recent decades, there is an urgent need to address the burden of avoidable deaths in those with serious mental illnesses.

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