Nevada RNFormation – August 2017

Page 12 • Nevada RNformation August, September, October 2017
NNA Environmental Health Committee
State of the Air in Nevada – Report Card for 2017
Bernadette Mae Longo, Ph.D., RN, PHNA-BC, FAAN; ANA’s Clean Air Ambassador for Nevada
Associate Professor, Orvis School of Nursing at the University of Nevada Reno
How bad does it have
to get? Over the last few
years Nevada’s air quality
has not improved. This
year’s report card depicts
a continuing trend of high
ozone and fine particle
exposure to the nearly
2.9 million residents of
the Silver State. Despite
the world-wide attraction and glamour, Las
Vegas-Henderson remained ranked in the top
10 most polluted U.S. cities for ozone! For the
2nd year in a row, our two major population
centers in the north and south failed in their
air quality.
Nurses Care about Nevada’s Air
What would you do if these were your
own college grades or your child’s grades
in school? You would take action. As nurses
we have the knowledge, ability and desire
to advocate for vulnerable populations. The
Environmental Health Committee urges you
to work in your local communities, to write
to your state and national legislators urging
them to support clean air initiatives, and to
teach your patients how to protect themselves
Carson
City
High
Ozone
Particle
Pullution
Total
Population
(est. 2014)
Pediatric
Asthma
Vulnerable Populations
Adult
Asthma
COPD
CVD
B F 54,521 651 3,491 3,226 3,912
Churchill B No data 24,200 328 1,491 1,341 1,612
Clark F D 2,114,801 29,146 130,553 103,810 121,423
Douglas No data F 47,710 496 3,145 3,276 4,072
Lyon C No data 52,585 680 3,293 3,135 3,827
Washoe F F 446,903 5,803 28,100 23,194 27,430
White
Pine
D No data 9,811 122 624 518 613
Figure 1. Nevada’s Air Quality Report Card for 2017
Some counties in Nevada do not have air quality monitors.
Reference: http://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/healthy-air/sota/city-rankings/states/nevada/
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during pollution events such as inversions
that cause a build up of pollutants or wildfire
smoke events. Together, Nevada’s nurses
can create awareness to prompt changes
– otherwise those failing grades will likely
continue!
Tips to Protect Yourself & Your Patients
from Unhealthy Air
The American Lung Association & NNA’s
Environmental Health Committee encourages
everyone to get involved in the fight for
cleaner, healthier air. Here are some simple,
effective tips for protecting you, your family
and your patients from the hazardous effects
of air pollution exposure:
1. Check daily air pollution forecasts in
your area. Download the American Lung
Association’s State of the Air app on
your mobile device through the Google
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Other sources include local radio and TV
weather reports, newspapers and online
at airnow.gov.
2. Avoid exercising outdoors when pollution
levels are high.
3. Always avoid exercising near high-traffic
areas.
4. Use less energy in your home.
5. Encourage your child’s school to reduce
school bus emissions and establish “idlefree”
zones. Tell the school board in your
community.
6. Turn your car off when waiting or idling.
7. Walk, bike or carpool. Check out Washoe
County’s program “Rack Em up”
8. Don’t burn wood or trash.
9. Use battery-powered or electric lawn
care equipment rather than gasolinepowered.
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