ECCT Better Living Committee Lunch 

Air Quality and Health in Taiwan 
Legal requirements and practical advice for business

Guest Speaker
Dr. Huey-Jen Su , President, National Cheng Kung University
國立成功大學 蘇慧貞校長

12:00 - 14:00, Tuesday, 8 March 2016
Premier Room (3F), Far Eastern Plaza Hotel / 香格里拉台北遠東國際大飯店 九如十全廳
201 Tun Hwa South Road, Section 2, Taipei / 台北市敦化南路二段201號  MAP

According to a 2015 report published in the journal Nature, three million people die from outdoor pollution every year, while an additional 3.4 million die from indoor pollution. Most air pollution deaths are caused by fine particulate matter (tiny particles) that are inhaled deep into the lungs. These cause heart attacks and strokes, which account for three-quarters of annual deaths, with lung cancer and respiratory diseases responsible for the rest. News reports and the availability of real time air quality monitoring systems by Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) have increased awareness of relatively poor air quality in Taiwan but people spend most of their time inside buildings. Indoor air quality (IAQ) is therefore an important determinant of their health and well-being. The government has sponsored the research of indoor air pollution and related health effects for more than 20 years. These efforts have successfully led to the establishment of the IAQ Law in 2011, making Taiwan the second country in the world to pass such legislation. What are the legal building air quality requirements under the law? What action should businesses take to improve the air quality of their offices? Our guest speaker will provide an update on the IAQ Law and offer some practical advice on how to improve the air quality in buildings for the benefit of employees and customers.

About the speaker 
Dr Su Huey-jen has been the President of National Cheng Kung University since February 2015 (國立成功大學 蘇慧貞校長). She is concurrently a Distinguished Professor of Environmental Health at National Cheng Kung University. Trained at the Harvard School of Public Health, Dr Su has devoted most of her research efforts to the topic of air pollution and related health effects, with particular emphasis on the rising global concerns about airborne microbial hazards.  She was an expert member of the committee that prepared the WHO report on Guidance for Biological Agents in the Indoor Environment.

In recent years, Dr Su has extended her investigation into the health outcomes attributable to global environmental changes. She has also served on the National Committee for Air Pollution Abatement as well as National Council for Sustainable Development where she advised and supervised national programmes on assessing health risks associated with environmental exposure.

Prior to her current position, from 2007 until 2011, Dr Su served as the Vice President for International Affairs at National Cheng Kung University. In 2011 she was appointed as Executive Vice President of the university with the primary responsibility of overseeing the strategic development of student affairs, international affairs, university advancement projects and coordinating collaborative projects among universities of the Taiwan Comprehensive University System (TCUS).

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