Overview
Background
Dr. Dung Phung has a background in medicine and public health. He has experienced diverse roles in clinical practices, health policy and management, and research and teaching in epidemiology, research methods, and environmental health.
Dr. Phung’s research now focuses on the adverse health effects of occupational and environmental pollution, climate change, and health interventions. He has developed research expertise and skills in epidemiologic methods, systematic review and meta-analysis, health risk assessment, needs assessment, and policy evaluation. He has recently conducted a series of studies on the health effects of extreme weather events and adaptation interventions to reduce climate-sensitive health risks. He has a special interest in translating complex scientific evidence into health policy and practices.
Dr. Phung has been awarded several research, fellowship, and global partnership grants totaling> $20 million as a chief/associate investigator (approx. $8.5 million as the principal investigator). He has published over 130 peer-reviewed publications in highly reputable journals and has disseminated research findings at national and international scientific conferences. He has supervised 20 PhD students to conduct research projects on a wide range of public health topics worldwide.
Availability
- Associate Professor Dung Phung is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of General Medicine, Hanoi Medical University
- Masters (Research) of Public Health, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
- Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
Research interests
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Occupational and environmental contamination and health effects
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Climate change and health
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Health interventions
Research impacts
Working in both academic teaching and research in public health, Dr Dung Phung has a keen on translating from complex scientific evidence into policy and practices to meet the needs of population health in developing settings. For instance, his PhD research conducted a probabilistic quantitative health risk assessment to gather evidence on health impact. He then conducted a community needs assessment in order to develop tailored suited strategy to improve farmers’ safety resulting in a set of policy recommendations to health authorities, guidelines to the relevant agricultural sector, and health education for the farming communities in Vietnam. Another example is related to dengue prevention in the Mekong Delta Region. He first developed a climate-based dengue prediction model. Then he took an extra step to design an innovative method to transform the complex statistical models to a user-friendly climate-based dengue prediction score schemes that is easy to use by local preventive medicine authorities and practitioners.
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure: Effect on Farmers' Sperm Quality in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Nguyen, Hong Lap, Ngo, Quoc Dat, Nguyen, Van Chinh, Ngo, Kien Duc, Lam, Vinh Nien, Dang, Tran Ngoc, Tran, Quang Hien, Phung, Tri Dung, Nguyen, Kim Trung, Nguyen, Truong Vien, Loan, Bui Thi Hong and Tran, Thien Thuan (2024). Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure: Effect on Farmers' Sperm Quality in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Journal of Agromedicine, 29 (3), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2024.2337675
2024
Journal Article
The 2023 report of the MJA–Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: sustainability needed in Australia's health care sector
Beggs, Paul J., Trueck, Stefan, Linnenluecke, Martina K., Bambrick, Hilary, Capon, Anthony G., Hanigan, Ivan C., Arriagada, Nicolas Borchers, Cross, Troy J., Friel, Sharon, Green, Donna, Heenan, Maddie, Jay, Ollie, Kennard, Harry, Malik, Arunima, McMichael, Celia, Stevenson, Mark, Vardoulakis, Sotiris, Dang, Tran N., Garvey, Gail, Lovett, Raymond, Matthews, Veronica, Phung, Dung, Woodward, Alistair J., Romanello, Marina B. and Zhang, Ying (2024). The 2023 report of the MJA–Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: sustainability needed in Australia's health care sector. Medical Journal of Australia, 220 (6), 282-303. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52245
2024
Journal Article
Indoor air pollution is associated with respiratory symptoms in children in urban Vietnam
Le, Hong H.T.C., Ngo, Hieu K.T., Hieu, Le Sy, Sly, Peter D., Phung, Dung, Le An, Pham, Vinh, Nguyen Nhu, Dang, Tran Ngoc, Thuong, Do Thi Hoai, Thanh, Huynh Ngoc and Thai, Phong K. (2024). Indoor air pollution is associated with respiratory symptoms in children in urban Vietnam. Science of the Total Environment, 917 170556, 170556. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170556
2024
Journal Article
Preparing for a hotter climate: A systematic review and meta-analysis of heatwaves and ambulance callouts in Australia
Oberai, Mehak, Xu, Zhiwei, Bach, Aaron J.E., Phung, Dung, Watzek, Jessica T. and Rutherford, Shannon (2024). Preparing for a hotter climate: A systematic review and meta-analysis of heatwaves and ambulance callouts in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 48 (1) 100115. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100115
2024
Journal Article
Ambient Temperature Effects on Hospitalization Risk Among Farmers: a Time-Series Study on Multiple Diseases in Vietnam
Tran, Nu Quy Linh, Tuong Vy, Nguyen Thi, Chu, Cordia, Phung, Hai, Nghiem, Son and Phung, Dung (2024). Ambient Temperature Effects on Hospitalization Risk Among Farmers: a Time-Series Study on Multiple Diseases in Vietnam. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 66 (4), 321-328. doi: 10.1097/jom.0000000000003048
2024
Journal Article
The effects of diurnal temperature range on mortality and emergency department presentations in Victoria state of Australia: A time-series analysis
Amoatey, Patrick, Osborne, Nicholas J., Darssan, Darsy, Xu, Zhiwei, Doan, Quang-Van and Phung, Dung (2024). The effects of diurnal temperature range on mortality and emergency department presentations in Victoria state of Australia: A time-series analysis. Environmental Research, 240 (Pt 1) 117397, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117397
2023
Journal Article
Valuation of a Heatwave Early Warning System for Mitigating Risks Associated with Heat-Related Illness in Central Vietnam
Kien, Nguyen Duc, My, Nguyen H. D., Thu, Dang Thi Anh, Tri, Ton That Canh, Son, Nghiem Hong, Phong, Thai Khanh, Tin, Hoang Cong, Lan, Nguyen Hoang, Thang, Tran Binh, The, Bui Dung and Dung, Phung Tri (2023). Valuation of a Heatwave Early Warning System for Mitigating Risks Associated with Heat-Related Illness in Central Vietnam. Sustainability, 15 (21) 15342, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/su152115342
2023
Journal Article
Climate change and human health in Vietnam: a systematic review and additional analyses on current impacts, future risk, and adaptation
Linh Tran, Nu Quy, Cam Hong Le, Huynh Thi, Pham, Cong Tuan, Nguyen, Xuan Huong, Tran, Ngoc Dang, Thi Tran, Tuyet-Hanh, Nghiem, Son, Ly Luong, Thi Mai, Bui, Vinh, Nguyen-Huy, Thong, Doan, Van Quang, Dang, Kim Anh, Thuong Do, Thi Hoai, Thi Ngo, Hieu Kim, Nguyen, Truong Vien, Nguyen, Ngoc Huy, Do, Manh Cuong, Ton, Tuan Nghia, Thu Dang, Thi Anh, Nguyen, Kien, Tran, Xuan Bach, Thai, Phong and Phung, Dung (2023). Climate change and human health in Vietnam: a systematic review and additional analyses on current impacts, future risk, and adaptation. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 40 100943, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100943
2023
Conference Publication
Associations between tropical cyclones and diarrhea in the Northwest Pacific Basin
Chua, Paul, Ng, Chris Fook Sheng, Huang, Cunrui, Yu, Junfeng, Phung, Dung, Lin, Szu Yu, Phung, Vera Ling Hui, Pan, Rui, Vogt, Thomas, Otto, Christian, Tobias, Aurelio, Madaniyazi, Lina and Hashizume, Masahiro (2023). Associations between tropical cyclones and diarrhea in the Northwest Pacific Basin. ISEE 2023: 35th Annual Conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 17-21 September 2023. Research Triangle Park, NC United States: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. doi: 10.1289/isee.2023.sa-055
2023
Conference Publication
Older Queenslanders’ behaviours during hot weather: factors impacting their heat response actions
Xu, Zhiwei, Oberai, Mehak, Bach, Aaron, Binniweis, Sebastian, Jackman, Ella, Forbes, Connor, Baker, Steven, Phung, Dung and Rutherford, Shannon (2023). Older Queenslanders’ behaviours during hot weather: factors impacting their heat response actions. ISEE 2023: 35th Annual Conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 17-21 September 2023. Research Triangle Park, NC United States: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. doi: 10.1289/isee.2023.mp-162
2023
Journal Article
Wearing masks as a protective measure for children against traffic-related air pollution: a comparison of perceptions between school children and their caregivers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Le, Hong H. T. C., Vien, Nguyen Truong, Dang, Tran Ngoc, Ware, Robert S., Phung, Dung, Thai, Phong K., Ranganathan, Sarath, Vinh, Nguyen Nhu, Dung, Phan Hoang Thuy, Thanh, Huynh Ngoc, Dung, Truong Thi Thuy, Hien, To Thi, Sly, Peter D. and Le An, Pham (2023). Wearing masks as a protective measure for children against traffic-related air pollution: a comparison of perceptions between school children and their caregivers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 28 (9), 753-762. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13923
2023
Conference Publication
Estimated impact of modest dietary salt reduction on the burden of stomach cancer and population healthy life years in Vietnam, 2019-2030
Aminde, Leopold Ndemnge, Cobiac, Linda J., Phung, Dung T., Phung, Hai N. and Veerman, J. Lennert (2023). Estimated impact of modest dietary salt reduction on the burden of stomach cancer and population healthy life years in Vietnam, 2019-2030. IUNS 22nd International Congress of Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan, 6-11 December 2022. Basel, Switzerland: Karger. doi: 10.1159/000530786
2023
Journal Article
Heat, heatwaves, and ambulance service use: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological evidence
Xu, Zhiwei, Watzek, Jessica T., Phung, Dung, Oberai, Mehak, Rutherford, Shannon and Bach, Aaron J. E. (2023). Heat, heatwaves, and ambulance service use: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological evidence. International Journal of Biometeorology, 67 (10), 1523-1542. doi: 10.1007/s00484-023-02525-0
2023
Journal Article
The association between high ambient temperature and risk of hospitalization: a time-series study in eight ecological regions in Vietnam
Tran, Nu Quy Linh, Ngo, Hieu K. T., Tuong Vy, Nguyen Thi, Dang, Tran Ngoc, Nghiem, Son, Nguyen, Huu Quyen and Phung, Dung (2023). The association between high ambient temperature and risk of hospitalization: a time-series study in eight ecological regions in Vietnam. Environmental Research: Health, 1 (4) 045003, 1-10. doi: 10.1088/2752-5309/ace646
2023
Journal Article
Short-term residential exposure to air pollution and risk of acute myocardial infarction deaths at home in China
Cheng, Jian, Zheng, Hao, Wei, Jing, Huang, Cunrui, Ho, Hung Chak, Sun, Shengzhi, Phung, Dung, Kim, Ho, Wang, Xiling, Bai, Zhongliang, Hossain, Mohammad Zahid, Tong, Shilu, Su, Hong and Xu, Zhiwei (2023). Short-term residential exposure to air pollution and risk of acute myocardial infarction deaths at home in China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30 (31), 76881-76890. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-27813-5
2023
Journal Article
The use of asthma and allergy medicines is associated with exposure to smoking
Thai, Phong K., Zheng, Qiuda, Phung, Dung, Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne, Ren, Yuan, Mueller, Jochen F. and Thomas, Kevin V. (2023). The use of asthma and allergy medicines is associated with exposure to smoking. Nature Water, 1 (5) 16, 443-450. doi: 10.1038/s44221-023-00076-7
2023
Conference Publication
Children respiratory health during COVID-19 lockdown and after 6-month re-exposure to poor air quality
Le, Hong, Pham, An, Nguyen, Vinh, Ware, Robert, Phung, Dung, Thai, Phong, Ranganathan, Sarath, Tran, Dang, To, Hien and Sly, Peter (2023). Children respiratory health during COVID-19 lockdown and after 6-month re-exposure to poor air quality. 26th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology Above and Beyond, Seoul, Korea, 17–20 November 2022. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley and Sons. doi: 10.1111/resp.14433
2023
Book Chapter
Climate change and water-related diseases in the Mekong Delta region
Tran, Nu Quy Linh, Connell, Des, Hieu Nguyen, Trung and Phung, Dung (2023). Climate change and water-related diseases in the Mekong Delta region. Oxford research encyclopedia of global public health. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190632366.013.460
2023
Journal Article
The prevalence of heat-related illnesses and associated factors among rice farmers in Vietnam
Tran, Nu Quy Linh, Nghiem, Son, Chu, Cordia, Luong, Mai Anh, Ho, Thi Tu and Phung, Dung (2023). The prevalence of heat-related illnesses and associated factors among rice farmers in Vietnam. Journal of Agromedicine, 28 (3), 486-496. doi: 10.1080/1059924x.2022.2154086
2023
Journal Article
The double burden of work and life and turnover intention among migrant garment workers: a case study from an industrial zone in Vietnam
Pham, Cong Tuan, Phung, Dung, Nguyen, Thi Lien Huong, Nguyen, Thi Vinh and Chu, Cordia (2023). The double burden of work and life and turnover intention among migrant garment workers: a case study from an industrial zone in Vietnam. Journal of Population and Social Studies, 31, 612-636. doi: 10.25133/jpssv312023.034
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Dung Phung is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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The health effects of extreme weather events
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The impact of air pollution on human health
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The cooling methods for reducing heat-related morbidity and mortality
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Evaluating the effects of policy on health
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Risk factors associated with Dengue infection in a province of Southern Vietnam: A district-matched case-control study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Darsy Darssan
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Doctor Philosophy
Effectiveness of digital Dengue early warning system (E-DENGUE) for Dengue control in the Mekong Delta Region
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Colleen Lau
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Doctor Philosophy
Spatiotemporal evaluation of human heat-health vulnerability in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicholas Osborne
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Doctor Philosophy
FORECASTING MODELS AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR DENGUE PREVENTION IN MEKONG DELTA REGION- VIETNAM
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Simon Reid
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Doctor Philosophy
The effects of maternal exposure to heatwaves on adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes in Queensland, Australia.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dwan Vilcins, Dr Darsy Darssan
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Doctor Philosophy
The effects of maternal exposure to heatwaves on adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes in Queensland, Australia.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dwan Vilcins, Dr Darsy Darssan
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Doctor Philosophy
The cost-effectiveness of the E-Dengue, a decision support tool, in the Mekong Delta Region
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kim-Huong Nguyen, Associate Professor Son Hong Nghiem
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Doctor Philosophy
The metabolic syndrome in relation to nutritional status among adults in Vietnam
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Abdullah Mamun, Associate Professor Phong Thai
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Doctor Philosophy
Biodiversity and Immune Health
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dwan Vilcins, Dr Darsy Darssan, Associate Professor Nicholas Osborne
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Traffic-related air pollution: impact on respiratory health and attitudes to self-protective behaviours amongst urban Vietnamese children
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Phong Thai, Professor Peter Sly
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating the Effects of Atmospheric Environment on Children's Health in Hanoi, Vietnam
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller, Associate Professor Phong Thai, Professor Peter Sly
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