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Environmental Health Perspectives Apr 2022
Topics: Environmental Health
PubMed: 35442067
DOI: 10.1289/EHP11367 -
Epidemiologia E Prevenzione 2018
Topics: Community Networks; Congresses as Topic; Environmental Health; Environmental Pollution; Epidemiologic Methods; Epidemiological Monitoring; Europe; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Industry; Population Surveillance; Risk Assessment; World Health Organization
PubMed: 30322231
DOI: 10.19191/EP18.5-6.S1.P005.083 -
Annual Review of Public Health Apr 2019The field of environmental health has been dominated by modeling associations, especially by regressing an observed outcome on a linear or nonlinear function of observed... (Review)
Review
The field of environmental health has been dominated by modeling associations, especially by regressing an observed outcome on a linear or nonlinear function of observed covariates. Readers interested in advances in policies for improving environmental health are, however, expecting to be informed about health effects resulting from, or more explicitly caused by, environmental exposures. The quantification of health impacts resulting from the removal of environmental exposures involves causal statements. Therefore, when possible, causal inference frameworks should be considered for analyzing the effects of environmental exposures on health outcomes.
Topics: Causality; Environmental Health; Epidemiologic Studies; Humans; Models, Theoretical
PubMed: 30633715
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040218-044048 -
Soins; La Revue de Reference Infirmiere Mar 2018Environmental health education aims to reduce the impact of risk factors for patients. The caregiver's role is to adopt a positive education approach with concrete ways... (Review)
Review
Environmental health education aims to reduce the impact of risk factors for patients. The caregiver's role is to adopt a positive education approach with concrete ways of controlling the living environment. He or she must support people in asserting their choices in terms of health and to make their own contribution to reducing risks.
Topics: Environmental Health; Environmental Illness; Health Education; Humans; Risk Factors
PubMed: 29571312
DOI: 10.1016/j.soin.2018.01.006 -
Annals of Global Health Aug 2018Mexico has a great diversity and richness of natural resources, but evaluations of the quality of life of Mexicans show the deep inequalities and the gap between rich... (Review)
Review
BACKGROUND
Mexico has a great diversity and richness of natural resources, but evaluations of the quality of life of Mexicans show the deep inequalities and the gap between rich and poor. While 5% of families concentrate 58% of the wealth, the health spending in environment and health is 0.2 and 2.7 of the GDP respectively. This has repercussions both on the gradual deterioration of the environment and on the insufficient health and social security coverage of the working population.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the current situation of occupational and environmental health in Mexico.
METHODS
A bibliographic review was performed on the socioeconomic, demographic, environmental, legal and health status of the Economically Active Population (EAP).
FINDINGS
There is a constant deterioration of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, accompanied by an increase in environmental pollution in large cities. The unemployment rate of the EAP has decreased in one year to 3.4%, but the informal labor rate reached 57.3%, which translates into population without social security. Compliance with legislation for the protection of workers' health is insufficient. The recent amendments to the law have meant a setback in these respects. The reported information on accidents and occupational diseases corresponds to only 34% of workers. There has been a decrease in the rate of work accidents in the last six years, but an increase in diseases and permanent disabilities. During 2016, the first cause of occupational illness was hearing loss, but the profile was dominated by musculoskeletal diseases, which together reached 36.5%.
CONCLUSIONS
To improve the occupational and environmental health situation, it is necessary to implement general and particular measures against inequalities, increase the budget in health and environment, enforce legislation and expand social security coverage to the population. These measures should be part of public policies as well as actions of academics and researchers.
Topics: Environmental Health; Health Policy; Health Status Disparities; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Mexico; National Health Programs; Occupational Diseases; Occupational Health; Social Security; Socioeconomic Factors
PubMed: 30835374
DOI: 10.29024/aogh.2317 -
Frontiers in Public Health 2022
Topics: Environmental Health; Global Health; International Cooperation; One Health
PubMed: 35991067
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.932922 -
Annals of Global Health Aug 2018There is increasing evidence of a link between environmental pollution and preventable diseases in developing countries, including Thailand. Economic development has... (Review)
Review
BACKGROUND
There is increasing evidence of a link between environmental pollution and preventable diseases in developing countries, including Thailand. Economic development has generated several types of pollution that can affect population health. While these environmental health effects can be observed throughout life, pregnant women and children represent particularly vulnerable and sensitive groups.
METHODS
The published epidemiological literature investigating environmental chemical exposure in Thai children was reviewed, highlighting those that investigated associations between exposure and subsequent health outcomes.
RESULTS
The majority of the Thai epidemiological studies on environmental health in children were cross-sectional in design, with some demonstrating associations between exposure and outcome. The three main types of chemical exposure in Thai children were pesticides, heavy metals, and air pollution, which resulted from agricultural activities in countryside areas, industrial zones (both registered and unregistered establishments), mining, and traffic in inner cities. Major health outcomes included detrimental effects on cognitive function and cancer risk. Pesticide exposure was focused on, but not limited to, agricultural areas. The success of the Thai environmental policy to introduce lead-free petrol can be demonstrated by the decline of mean blood lead levels in children, particularly in urban areas. However, unregistered lead-related factories and smelters act as hidden sources. In addition, there is increasing concern, but little acknowledgement, about the effects of chronic arsenic exposure related to mining. Lastly, air pollution remains a problem in both dense city populations due to traffic and in rural areas due to contamination of indoor air and house dust with heavy metals, endotoxins and other allergens.
CONCLUSIONS
The increasing number of published articles demonstrates an improved awareness of children's environmental health in Thailand. Chemical hazards, including the improper use of pesticides, environmental contamination with heavy metals (lead and arsenic), and air pollution in inner cities and indoor air, continue to be growing issues.
Topics: Child; Child Health; Developing Countries; Environmental Exposure; Environmental Health; Environmental Pollutants; Health Policy; Humans; Thailand
PubMed: 30835380
DOI: 10.29024/aogh.2301 -
Scandinavian Journal of Work,... Jan 2020
Topics: Bibliometrics; Environmental Health; Humans; Occupational Health; Research
PubMed: 31781774
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3870 -
PLoS Biology Dec 2017
Topics: Environmental Exposure; Environmental Health; Environmental Pollutants; Government Regulation; United States
PubMed: 29252982
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2004814 -
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 2020to discuss challenges and possibilities for the construction of Environmental Health emancipatory care practices by the nurse.
OBJECTIVES
to discuss challenges and possibilities for the construction of Environmental Health emancipatory care practices by the nurse.
METHODS
reflective analysis based on conceptual, theoretical, and methodological aspects of nursing care, under the emancipatory and critical perspective.
RESULTS
contemporary environmental issues involve complex determinants of the health-disease process. This fact requires the accomplishment of educative actions that encourage the change of environmental attitudes related to health-risk situations. In this sense, there are significant demands for emancipatory practices of primary care in Environmental Health by nurses, which need to be systematized by health and education institutions.
FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
the nurse, as an educator and social actor, should offer emancipatory practices of risk management, empowerment, and shared social and environmental responsibility, with a view to recovering an ecological well-being and social transformation, to improve environmental quality and human life.
Topics: Brazil; Environmental Health; Humans; Nurse's Role
PubMed: 32267415
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0478