The public health is impacted considerably by air quality in Taipei City, especially fine particles like PM2.5. It’s absorbed thoroughly by alveolus through humans’ respiratory system, and deteriorates our health. To analysis correlation between air quality and cardiovascular and respiratory disease, we cooperate with Taiwan hospital emergency department. The result show that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and ischemic heart disease sensitive groups under unhealthy risk when concentration of PM2.5 over 35g/m3 and every pollution incident influences public health from 1 to 3 days. Above reasons demonstrate public may protect themselves to decrease physical hazard if air quality forecast is available beforehand. This project has forecasted and broadcasted the daily air quality via audio media to provide early warning of high healthy risk Since May 2016. Until November 30, the 192 film has been recorded and broadcasted at convenience stores, on Facebook fan page “氣象達人彭啟明” and “觀天氣APP” to call for public`s attention to variations of air quality in Taipei City. Another factor threaten citizens’ health is extreme heat. We follows up Taipei City government administrative item to conduct “Heat wave disaster prevent and rescue” and provides high temperature forecast in 24 hours to comes. If circumstance reach to heat wave alert standard (The maximum temperature over 38 oC in a Single Day or over 37 oC during 3 days), every relevant office is noticed to respond high temperature condition. The notifications are launched 8 times and occurred form end of June to early July. Furthermore, we also advocated enthusiastically having conscious of air quality and high temperature heat wave and holding conference named “The city continue to fever - Taiwan and Japan work together to prevent heat stroke” with Japan Weather Association (JMA). Taiwan and Japan signed “zero heatstroke cooperation agreement” and expected to decrease healthy risk caused by high temperature relying on experiences from JMA. This project also assist Taipei EPA hold press conference “Promote air quality monitor to higher level” at Taipei 101 and announce to switch on PM2.5 monitor sensor at 6, 50 and 90 floors to comprehend with vertical section of PM2.5 distribution. In addition, we also build “Taipei air quality monitor” network to open real time air quality information in Taipei and produce two air quality promoted films to build correct consciousness about air quality.

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