Inequitable Chronic Lead Exposure: A Dual Legacy of Social and Environmental Injustice
| Autor: | Tess D. Weathers, Gabriel M. Filippelli, Tamara G.J. Leech, Elizabeth A. Adams, Lisa K. Staten |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Inequality media_common.quotation_subject 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Injustice 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Lead (geology) Social Justice Environmental health Political science Development economics medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common Environmental justice Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Environmental Exposure Health equity Lead Lead exposure Chronic Disease |
| Zdroj: | Familycommunity health. 39(3) |
| ISSN: | 1550-5057 |
| Popis: | Both historic and contemporary factors contribute to the current unequal distribution of lead in urban environments and the disproportionate impact lead exposure has on the health and well-being of low-income minority communities. We consider the enduring impact of lead through the lens of environmental justice, taking into account well-documented geographic concentrations of lead, legacy sources that produce chronic exposures, and intergenerational transfers of risk. We discuss the most promising type of public health action to address inequitable lead exposure and uptake: primordial prevention efforts that address the most fundamental causes of diseases by intervening in structural and systemic inequalities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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