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Would a Public Health Approach to Wildfires decrease rates of cardiopulmonary diseases for Americans?

From a Future Nurse’s Perspective

August 29, 2022

Kaytlin De Los Santos

West Coast University

· Evidence of connection: Wildfires and cardiopulmonary disease

Important functions of a human include the Respiratory & Cardiac systems

Burning building, housing and crops expel gases and particles reach nearby communities

Constant ingestion of smoke affects the respiratory system over time

Wildfires cause poor air quality and pollution that result in cardiopulmonary disease

· Medical Diagnosis 1:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

· Define COPD

· Significant evidence supports that wildfires have an influence on those diagnosed with COPD

· Medical Diagnosis 2:heart disease

· Define heart disease

· Significant evidence supports that wildfires have an influence on those diagnosed with heart disease

· Medical Diagnosis 3:Asthma

· Define Asthma

· Significant evidence supports that wildfires have an influence on those diagnosed with Asthma

· Economic Burden: Healthcare and Loss of productivity, Restoration of buildings

· Health care costs

COPD

Heart Disease

Asthma

Loss of productivity

Buildings and houses are burning

Loss of labor market

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Restoration of buildings

Rebuilding of businesses

Rebuilding of crops

Rebuilding damaged homes