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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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
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
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
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
2022
Journal Article
Flood potential mapping by integrating the bivariate statistics, multi-criteria decision-making, and machine learning techniques
Shahiri Tabarestani, Ehsan, Hadian, Sanaz, Pham, Quoc Bao, Ali, Sk Ajim and Phung, Dung Tri (2022). Flood potential mapping by integrating the bivariate statistics, multi-criteria decision-making, and machine learning techniques. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 37 (4), 1-16. doi: 10.1007/s00477-022-02342-8
2022
Journal Article
Comment on “5G mobile networks and health-a state-of-the-science review of the research into low-level RF fields above 6 GHz” by Karipidis et al
Weller, Steven, May, Murray, McCredden, Julie, Leach, Victor, Phung, Dung and Belyaev, Igor (2022). Comment on “5G mobile networks and health-a state-of-the-science review of the research into low-level RF fields above 6 GHz” by Karipidis et al. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 33 (1), 1-4. doi: 10.1038/s41370-022-00497-8
2022
Journal Article
Anthropometric Cut-Off Values for Detecting the Presence of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Multiple Components among Adults in Vietnam: The Role of Novel Indices
Dang, Anh Kim, Truong, Mai Tuyet, Le, Huong Thi, Nguyen, Khan Cong, Le, Mai Bach, Nguyen, Lam Thi, Do, Khanh Nam, Nguyen, Lan Huong Thi, Mamun, Abdullah A., Phung, Dung and Thai, Phong K. (2022). Anthropometric Cut-Off Values for Detecting the Presence of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Multiple Components among Adults in Vietnam: The Role of Novel Indices. Nutrients, 14 (19) 4024, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/nu14194024
2022
Journal Article
The relationship between team dynamics with healthcare coordination and clinical work satisfaction among Commune Health Workers: a Bayesian model averaging study
Ngo, Tuan Tri, Van Nguyen, Huy, Pham, Thanh Hai, Van Nguyen, Tien, Vu, Kien Duy, Pham, Minh Duc, Phung, Dung, Thi Tran, Anh Ngoc, Nguyen, Phuong The, Le, Phuong Mai, Thi Dao, An Minh, Ngo, Hiep Tri and Van Hoang, Minh (2022). The relationship between team dynamics with healthcare coordination and clinical work satisfaction among Commune Health Workers: a Bayesian model averaging study. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 37 (5), 2684-2696. doi: 10.1002/hpm.3494
2022
Journal Article
Avoidable burden of stomach cancer and potential gains in healthy life years from gradual reductions in salt consumption in Vietnam, 2019 - 2030: a modelling study
Aminde, Leopold Ndemnge, Cobiac, Linda J., Phung, Dung, Phung, Hai N. and Veerman, J. Lennert (2022). Avoidable burden of stomach cancer and potential gains in healthy life years from gradual reductions in salt consumption in Vietnam, 2019 - 2030: a modelling study. Public Health Nutrition, 26 (3) PII S136898002200177X, 586-597. doi: 10.1017/S136898002200177X
2022
Journal Article
Higher diesel price is associated with lower level of pollution: evidence from Vietnam
Hung, Trinh Manh, Ngo, Hieu K.T., Luong, Ly M.T., Le, Hong H.T.C., Phung, Dung, Chinh, Pham Minh, Nghiem, Son, Hue, Nguyen T. and Thai, Phong K. (2022). Higher diesel price is associated with lower level of pollution: evidence from Vietnam. Journal of Cleaner Production, 361 132245, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132245
2022
Journal Article
Gaps and directions in addressing non-communicable and chronic diseases in China: a policy analysis
Jiang, Yingying, Guo, Haijun, Zhang, Weiwei, Gan, Connie C.R., Mao, Fan, Zhou, Maigeng, Phung, Hai, Phung, Dung, Dong, Jianqun and Chu, Cordia (2022). Gaps and directions in addressing non-communicable and chronic diseases in China: a policy analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (15) 9761, 1-9. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159761
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
Spatial analysis for dengue hotspot prediction advancing early warning systems in a hyperendemic region, Vietnam
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Simon Reid, Dr Wala Areed, Dr Eloise Skinner
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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
Developing spatiotemporal methods for investigating infectious diseases in Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Simon Reid
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Doctor Philosophy
The effects of maternal exposure to elevated ambient temperature on adverse birth outcomes in Queensland, Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dwan Vilcins, 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
Biodiversity and Immune Health
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dwan Vilcins, Dr Darsy Darssan, Associate Professor Nicholas Osborne
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Spatiotemporal evaluation of human heat-health vulnerability in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicholas Osborne
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2025
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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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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