Abstract
The objective of this presentation is to show how information from epidemiological studies and health impact assessment studies has been used in Mexico to improve air quality management in several cities. We will show how during the last 10 years there has been a significant advance in health-related air quality standards and how that changes have been based on the best available scientific information. We will also show how epidemiological studies contributed to the creation, for the first time, of a national air quality index and health risks. We will include a description of how an epidemiological surveillance system in environmental health is being built. Additionally, we will give examples of how these changes are influencing areas other than health to improve air quality and its risks through intersectoral policies. Finally, the topics on which environmental epidemiology and air quality management need to collaborate more intensely will be discussed.
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