Journal article
Environmentally Mediated Health Disparities
The American journal of medicine, v 136(6), pp 518-522
01 Jun 2023
PMID: 36828212
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Abstract
We describe important settings where environmental exposure leads to disease disparities. Lead exposure in urban settings disproportionately impacts the urban Black poor. Native Americans have been forcibly relocated to areas of the West that have arsenic-contaminated groundwater or exposure to radionuclides near mines and nuclear development. Latino farm workers are disproportionately exposed to pesticides and herbicides. These chemicals are associated with cancer, neuropsychiatric disorders, renal failure, and respiratory disorders. The rural poor, both white and of color, are disproportionately impacted by hydraulic fracturing, exposing residents to volatile organic compounds such as toluene and benzene and heavy met-als such as lead and arsenic. The urban and rural poor are both exposed to air pollution that significantly impact health. Short-and long-term ambient air pollution exposure has been associated with all-cause car-diovascular disease, stroke, blood pressure, and ischemic heart disease. Cancer due to air pollution has dis-proportionately impacted poor communities like "Cancer Alley" where numerous industrial sources are geographically clustered. Understanding local environmental hazards and available resources to address them can enhance the quality of medical care.(c) 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. center dot The American Journal of Medicine (2023)
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- Title
- Environmentally Mediated Health Disparities
- Creators
- Marilyn Howarth - University of PennsylvaniaArnold R. Eiser - University of Pennsylvania
- Publication Details
- The American journal of medicine, v 136(6), pp 518-522
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- P30ES013508 / National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences(NIEHS), NIH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- General Internal Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001009210100001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85150284852
- Other Identifier
- 991021930908504721
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