'East Delhi RWAs Joint Front', will organise a Lungs Check up Camp at Anand Vihar as well Jhilmil ( Partap Khand ) on 14th September 2014. The camp is being held to check the actual status of Pollution in these areas after the RTI by the Joint Front, revealed the areas as most polluted.
What can pollution do?
Different kinds of pollutants can hurt our bodies in different ways. However, some dangerous health effects come from the most common air pollutants. Here are a few:
- Premature death,
- Shortness of breath and chest pain,
- Wheezing and coughing,
- Increased risk of asthma attacks, and
- Increased treatment or hospitalization of people with lung diseases, such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
Who is at risk?
Someone in every family is likely to be at risk from air pollution. Does someone you love belong to one of these vulnerable groups?
- People with lung diseases, such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema;
- Children and teenagers;
- People who work or exercise outdoors ;
- Adults 65 years old and older;
- People with a cardiovascular disease;
- People with diabetes;
- People with low incomes; and
- "Responders" – otherwise healthy individuals who feel the impact of air pollution at lower levels of exposure than the average person.
Details of the Camp vide a pamphlet will be uploaded soon on the Blog. Those willing to get the lungs checked may feel free to mail us at the earliest. They may also contact Sh Balu ji, Sh Vinod ji, Sh Vinod kumar ji in the respective areas.
Plz log on to : http://www.lung.org/
Thanks
East Delhi RWAs Joint Front
