Associate Professor Dung Phung
Associate Professor

Dung Phung

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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

  • Occupational and environmental contamination and health effects

  • Climate change and health

  • 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.

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149 works between 2002 and 2025
All (149) Journal Article (137) Book Chapter (1) Conference Publication (11)

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2016

Journal Article

A climate-based prediction model in the high-risk clusters of the Mekong Delta region, Vietnam: towards improving dengue prevention and control

Phung, Dung, Talukder, Mohammad Radwanur Rahman, Rutherford, Shannon and Chu, Cordia (2016). A climate-based prediction model in the high-risk clusters of the Mekong Delta region, Vietnam: towards improving dengue prevention and control. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 21 (10), 1324-1333. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12754

A climate-based prediction model in the high-risk clusters of the Mekong Delta region, Vietnam: towards improving dengue prevention and control

2016

Journal Article

Correspondence to the editor re: implementing systematic review techniques in chemical risk assessment: challenges, opportunities and recommendations

Phung, Dung, Connell, Des and Chu, Cordia (2016). Correspondence to the editor re: implementing systematic review techniques in chemical risk assessment: challenges, opportunities and recommendations. Environment International, 94, 777-777. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.07.008

Correspondence to the editor re: implementing systematic review techniques in chemical risk assessment: challenges, opportunities and recommendations

2016

Journal Article

Air pollution and risk of respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations in the most populous city in Vietnam

Phung, Dung, Hien, To Thi, Linh, Ho Nhut, Luong, Ly M. T., Morawska, Lidia, Chu, Cordia, Binh, Nguyen Duy and Thai, Phong K. (2016). Air pollution and risk of respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations in the most populous city in Vietnam. Science of the Total Environment, 557-558, 322-330. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.070

Air pollution and risk of respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations in the most populous city in Vietnam

2016

Journal Article

High temperature and risk of hospitalizations, and effect modifying potential of socio-economic conditions: a multi-province study in the tropical Mekong Delta Region

Phung, Dung, Guo, Yuming, Nguyen, Huong T. L., Rutherford, Shannon, Baum, Scott and Chu, Cordia (2016). High temperature and risk of hospitalizations, and effect modifying potential of socio-economic conditions: a multi-province study in the tropical Mekong Delta Region. Environment International, 92-93 (2016), 77-86. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.03.034

High temperature and risk of hospitalizations, and effect modifying potential of socio-economic conditions: a multi-province study in the tropical Mekong Delta Region

2016

Journal Article

The effect of drinking water salinity on blood pressure in young adults of coastal Bangladesh

Talukder, Mohammad Radwanur Rahman, Rutherford, Shannon, Phung, Dung, Islam, Mohammad Zahirul and Chu, Cordia (2016). The effect of drinking water salinity on blood pressure in young adults of coastal Bangladesh. Environmental Pollution, 214, 248-254. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.03.074

The effect of drinking water salinity on blood pressure in young adults of coastal Bangladesh

2016

Journal Article

The spatial distribution of vulnerability to the health impacts of flooding in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Phung, Dung, Rutherford, Shannon, Dwirahmadi, Febi, Chu, Cordia, Do, Cuong Manh, Nguyen, Thuy and Duong, Nam Chi (2016). The spatial distribution of vulnerability to the health impacts of flooding in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. International Journal of Biometeorology, 60 (6), 857-865. doi: 10.1007/s00484-015-1078-7

The spatial distribution of vulnerability to the health impacts of flooding in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

2016

Journal Article

Ambient temperature and risk of cardiovascular hospitalization: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Phung, Dung, Thai, Phong K., Guo, Yuming, Morawska, Lidia, Rutherford, Shannon and Chu, Cordia (2016). Ambient temperature and risk of cardiovascular hospitalization: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Science of the Total Environment, 550 (2016), 1084-1102. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.154

Ambient temperature and risk of cardiovascular hospitalization: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

2016

Journal Article

Drinking water contributes to high salt consumption in young adults in coastal Bangladesh

Talukder, Mohammad Radwanur Rahman, Rutherford, Shannon, Phung, Dung, Malek, Abdul, Khan, Sheela and Chu, Cordia (2016). Drinking water contributes to high salt consumption in young adults in coastal Bangladesh. Journal of Water and Health, 14 (2), 293-305. doi: 10.2166/wh.2015.129

Drinking water contributes to high salt consumption in young adults in coastal Bangladesh

2015

Journal Article

Temporal and spatial patterns of diarrhoea in the Mekong Delta area, Vietnam

Phung, D., Huang, C., Rutherford, S., Chu, C., Wang, X., Nguyen, M., Nguyen, N. H., Do, C. M. and Nguyen, T. H. (2015). Temporal and spatial patterns of diarrhoea in the Mekong Delta area, Vietnam. Epidemiology and Infection, 143 (16), 3488-3497. doi: 10.1017/s0950268815000709

Temporal and spatial patterns of diarrhoea in the Mekong Delta area, Vietnam

2015

Journal Article

Association between climate factors and diarrhoea in a Mekong Delta area

Phung, Dung, Huang, Cunrui, Rutherford, Shannon, Chu, Cordia, Wang, Xiaoming, Minh Nguyen, , Nga Huy Nguyen, , Cuong Do Manh, and Trung Hieu Nguyen, (2015). Association between climate factors and diarrhoea in a Mekong Delta area. International Journal of Biometeorology, 59 (9), 1321-1331. doi: 10.1007/s00484-014-0942-1

Association between climate factors and diarrhoea in a Mekong Delta area

2015

Journal Article

Temperature as a risk factor for hospitalisations among young children in the Mekong Delta area, Vietnam

Phung, Dung, Rutherford, Shannon, Chu, Cordia, Wang, Xiaoming, Nguyen, Minh, Nguyen, Nga Huy, Do, Cuong Manh, Nguyen, Trung Hieu and Huang, Cunrui (2015). Temperature as a risk factor for hospitalisations among young children in the Mekong Delta area, Vietnam. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 72 (7), 529-535. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102629

Temperature as a risk factor for hospitalisations among young children in the Mekong Delta area, Vietnam

2015

Journal Article

The effects of high temperature on cardiovascular admissions in the most populous tropical city in Vietnam

Phung, Dung, Guo, Yuming, Thai, Phong, Rutherford, Shannon, Wang, Xiaoming, Nguyen, Minh, Do, Cuong Manh, Nguyen, Nga Huy, Alam, Noore and Chu, Cordia (2015). The effects of high temperature on cardiovascular admissions in the most populous tropical city in Vietnam. Environmental Pollution, 208 (Pt A), 33-39. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.06.004

The effects of high temperature on cardiovascular admissions in the most populous tropical city in Vietnam

2015

Journal Article

Temporal and spatial assessment of river surface water quality using multivariate statistical techniques: a study in Can Tho City, a Mekong Delta area, Vietnam

Phung, Dung, Huang, Cunrui, Rutherford, Shannon, Dwirahmadi, Febi, Chu, Cordia, Wang, Xiaoming, Nguyen, Minh, Nguyen, Nga Huy, Do, Cuong Manh, Nguyen, Trung Hieu and Dinh, Tuan Anh Diep (2015). Temporal and spatial assessment of river surface water quality using multivariate statistical techniques: a study in Can Tho City, a Mekong Delta area, Vietnam. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 187 (5) 229. doi: 10.1007/s10661-015-4474-x

Temporal and spatial assessment of river surface water quality using multivariate statistical techniques: a study in Can Tho City, a Mekong Delta area, Vietnam

2015

Journal Article

Climate change, water quality, and water-related diseases in the Mekong Delta Basin: a systematic review

Phung, Dung, Huang, Cunrui, Rutherford, Shannon, Chu, Cordia, Wang, Xiaoming and Nguyen, Minh (2015). Climate change, water quality, and water-related diseases in the Mekong Delta Basin: a systematic review. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 27 (3), 265-276. doi: 10.1177/1010539514565448

Climate change, water quality, and water-related diseases in the Mekong Delta Basin: a systematic review

2015

Journal Article

Identification of the prediction model for dengue incidence in Can Tho city, a Mekong Delta area in Vietnam

Phung, Dung, Huang, Cunrui, Rutherford, Shannon, Chu, Cordia, Wang, Xiaoming, Nguyen, Minh, Nguyen, Nga Huy and Manh, Cuong Do (2015). Identification of the prediction model for dengue incidence in Can Tho city, a Mekong Delta area in Vietnam. Acta Tropica, 141, 88-96. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.10.005

Identification of the prediction model for dengue incidence in Can Tho city, a Mekong Delta area in Vietnam

2015

Journal Article

A new method for setting guidelines to protect human health from agricultural exposure by using chlorpyrifos as an example

Phung, Dung Tri, Connell, Des and Chu, Cordia (2015). A new method for setting guidelines to protect human health from agricultural exposure by using chlorpyrifos as an example. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 22 (2), 275-280. doi: 10.5604/12321966.1152080

A new method for setting guidelines to protect human health from agricultural exposure by using chlorpyrifos as an example

2014

Journal Article

Association between annual river flood pulse and paediatric hospital admissions in the Mekong Delta area

Phung, Dung, Huang, Cunrui, Rutherford, Shannon, Chu, Cordia, Wang, Xiaoming and Nguyen, Minh (2014). Association between annual river flood pulse and paediatric hospital admissions in the Mekong Delta area. Environmental Research, 135, 212-220. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.08.035

Association between annual river flood pulse and paediatric hospital admissions in the Mekong Delta area

2014

Journal Article

The relationship between dioxin congeners in the breast milk of Vietnamese women and sister chromatid exchange

Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Kido, Teruhiko, Okamoto, Rie, Nhu, Dang Duc, Nishijo, Muneko, Nakagawa, Hideaki, Tawara, Kenji, Horikawa, Hiroaki, Sato, Yuko, Dung, Phung Tri, Thom, Le Hong and Hung, Nguyen Ngoc (2014). The relationship between dioxin congeners in the breast milk of Vietnamese women and sister chromatid exchange. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 15 (5), 7485-7499. doi: 10.3390/ijms15057485

The relationship between dioxin congeners in the breast milk of Vietnamese women and sister chromatid exchange

2013

Journal Article

Needs assessment for reducing pesticide risk: a case study with farmers in Vietnam

Phung, Dung Tri, Connell, Des, Miller, Greg, Rutherford, Shannon and Chu, Cordia (2013). Needs assessment for reducing pesticide risk: a case study with farmers in Vietnam. Journal of Agromedicine, 18 (4), 293-303. doi: 10.1080/1059924x.2013.826605

Needs assessment for reducing pesticide risk: a case study with farmers in Vietnam

2013

Journal Article

Body mass index and risk of pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Phung, D. T., Wang, Z., Rutherford, S., Huang, C. and Chu, C. (2013). Body mass index and risk of pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews, 14 (10), 839-857. doi: 10.1111/obr.12055

Body mass index and risk of pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2028
    A user-friendly digital prediction tool for dengue prevention
    Wellcome Trust Discretionary Award
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2024
    Climate Change and Human Health in Asia: Current Impacts, Future Risks, and Health Benefits of Mitigation Policies (NHMRC e-ASIA 2022 Joint Research Program administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Dung Phung is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • The health effects of extreme weather events

  • The impact of air pollution on human health

  • The cooling methods for reducing heat-related morbidity and mortality

  • Evaluating the effects of policy on health

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

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