Improving the health of workers in indoor environments: Priority research needs for a national occupational research agenda
Improving the health of workers in indoor environments: Priority research needs for a national occupational research agenda
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.92.9.1430
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发表时间：
2002-09-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Wallingford, KM
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作者：
Mendell, MJ;Fisk, WJ;Wallingford, KM
通过创建国家职业研究议程的全国利益相关者进程，室内非工业工作环境被指定为优先研究领域。多学科研究团队利用成员共识和定量估计，并进行广泛的外部审查，制定了具体的研究议程。该团队概述了以下优先研究主题：受建筑物影响的传染性呼吸道感染、与建筑物相关的哮喘/过敏性疾病以及与建筑物相关的非特异性症状；室内环境科学；以及加强健康建筑实践实施的方法。现有数据表明，改善建筑环境可能会给美国 8900 万室内工人中的超过 1500 万带来健康益处，预计每年经济效益为 5 至 750 亿美元。这些主题的研究需要新的合作和资源，提供巨大的潜在健康和经济回报。
Indoor nonindustrial work environments were designated a priority research area through the nationwide stakeholder process that created the National Occupational Research Agenda. A multidisciplinary research team used member consensus and quantitative estimates, with extensive external review, to develop a specific research agenda. The team outlined the following priority research topics: building-influenced communicable respiratory infections, building-related asthma/allergic diseases, and nonspecific building-related symptoms; indoor environmental science; and methods for increasing implementation of healthful building practices. Available data suggest that improving building environments may result in health benefits for more than 15 million of the 89 million US indoor workers, with estimated economic benefits of $5 to $75 billion annually. Research on these topics, requiring new collaborations and resources, offers enormous potential health and economic returns.