The environmental health of Latino children.
The environmental health of Latino children.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.pedhc.2006.12.005
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发表时间：
2007-09-01
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Guerrero-Preston, Rafael
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Carter-Pokras, Olivia;Zambrana, Ruth E;Guerrero-Preston, Rafael
在美国，拉丁裔儿童占六分之一，他们不成比例地接触空气污染物、杀虫剂和有毒工业化学品，以及来自糖果、传统民间疗法、宗教习俗和其他来源的铅和汞。拉丁裔儿童的哮喘、铅和汞中毒、行为和发育障碍以及某些癌症的发病率也较高。同时暴露于多种污染物，预先存在的疾病，营养不良，不合标准的住房，有限的医疗保健，以及其他相关因素，他们较低的社会经济地位增加了拉丁美洲儿童对环境污染物的敏感性。需要开展有针对性的研究、教育、预防和干预工作以及经济发展举措。
Representing 1 in 6 children in the United States, Latino children incur disproportionate exposures to air pollutants, pesticides, and toxic industrial chemicals, as well as lead and mercury from candy, traditional folk remedies, religious practices, and other sources. Latino children also have higher rates of asthma, lead and mercury poisoning, behavioral and developmental disorders, and certain cancers. Concurrent exposure to multiple pollutants, pre-existing disease, poor nutrition, substandard housing, limited access to health care, and other factors related to their lower socioeconomic status increase Latino children's susceptibility to environmental contaminants. Targeted research, education, prevention and intervention efforts, and economic development initiatives are needed.