Rationale for Environmental Hygiene towards global protection of fetuses and young children from adverse lifestyle factors

Autor: Jean-Pierre, Bourguignon, Anne-Simone, Parent, Jos C S, Kleinjans, Tim S, Nawrot, Greet, Schoeters, Nicolas, Van Larebeke
Přispěvatelé: Bourguignon, Jean-Pierre, Parent, Anne-Simone, KLEINJANS, J., NAWROT, Tim, Schoeters, Greet, Van Larebeke, Nicolas, Analytical, Environmental & Geo-Chemistry, Chemistry, RS: GROW - R1 - Prevention, Toxicogenomics
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Public Health/methods
Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis
ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS
Fetus/physiology
Hygiene/standards
Precautionary principle
DISEASE
lcsh:RC963-969
Fetus
Pregnancy
Humans
Endocrine disrupting chemicals
Child
Life Style
Biology
RISK
precautionary principle
Public health
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
public health
Infant
Newborn
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
WOMEN
Infant
Hygiene
lcsh:RA1-1270
Mutagens
Carcinogens
Developmental origin of health and disease
Environmental Exposure
Hypothesis
PHTHALATE EXPOSURE
BISPHENOL-A
Environmental Health/methods
Chemistry
ORGANOCHLORINE
PRINCIPLES
Child
Preschool
lcsh:Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene
NUTRITION
NEUROENDOCRINE DISRUPTION
pregnancy
Human medicine
Environmental Exposure/prevention & control
Environmental Health
Zdroj: Bourguignon, J-P, Parent, A-S, Kleinjans, J C S, Nawrot, T S, Schoeters, G & Van Larebeke, N 2018, ' Rationale for Environmental Hygiene towards global protection of fetuses and young children from adverse lifestyle factors ', Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, vol. 17, 42 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-018-0385-y
Environmental health: a global access science source
Environmental Health, 17:42. BioMed Central Ltd
Environmental Health, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)
Environmental Health
ISSN: 1476-069X
DOI: 10.1186/s12940-018-0385-y
Popis: Background The regulatory management of chemicals and toxicants in the EU addresses hundreds of different chemicals and health hazards individually, one by one. An issue is that, so far, the possible interactions among chemicals or hazards are not considered as such. Another issue is the anticipated delay of several decades before effective protection of public health by regulatory decisions due to a time consuming process. Prenatal and early postnatal life is highly vulnerable to environmental health hazards with lifelong consequences, and a priority period for reduction of exposure. There are some initiatives regarding recommendations for pregnant women aiming at protection against one or another category of health hazard, however not validated by intervention studies. Hypothesis Here, we aim at strengthening the management of exposure to individual health hazards during pregnancy and lactation, with protective measures in a global strategy of Environmental Hygiene. We hypothesize that such a strategy could reduce both the individual effects of harmful agents in complex mixtures and the possible interactions among them. A panel of experts should develop and endorse implementable measures towards a protective behavior. Their application is meant to be preferably as a package of measures in order to maximize protection and minimize interactions in causing adverse effects. Testing our hypothesis requires biomonitoring studies and longitudinal evaluation of health endpoints in the offspring. Favorable effects would legitimate further action towards equal opportunity access to improved environmental health. Conclusion Environmental Hygiene is proposed as a global strategy aiming at effective protection of pregnant women, unborn children and infants against lifelong consequences of exposure to combinations of adverse lifestyle factors. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12940-018-0385-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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