| Autor: |
Palinkas LA; Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.; Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA., De Leon J; Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA., Yu K; Department of Neurology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR 97239, USA., Salinas E; Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA., Fernandez C; Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA., Johnston J; Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA., Rahman MM; Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA., Silva SJ; Department of Earth Sciences, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA., Hurlburt M; Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA., McConnell RS; Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA., Garcia E; Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. |
| Abstrakt: |
Little is known about how low-income residents of urban communities engage their knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and resources to mitigate the health impacts of wildfire smoke and other forms of air pollution. We interviewed 40 adults in Los Angeles, California, to explore their threat assessments of days of poor air quality, adaptation resources and behaviors, and the impacts of air pollution and wildfire smoke on physical and mental health. Participants resided in census tracts that were disproportionately burdened by air pollution and socioeconomic vulnerability. All participants reported experiencing days of poor air quality due primarily to wildfire smoke. Sixty percent received advanced warnings of days of poor air quality or routinely monitored air quality via cell phone apps or news broadcasts. Adaptation behaviors included remaining indoors, circulating indoor air, and wearing face masks when outdoors. Most (82.5%) of the participants reported some physical or mental health problem or symptom during days of poor air quality, but several indicated that symptom severity was mitigated by their adaptive behaviors. Although low-income residents perceive themselves to be at risk for the physical and mental health impacts of air pollution, they have also adapted to that risk with limited resources. |
