TY - JOUR
T1 - Children’s health in Latin America
T2 - The infuence of environmental exposures
AU - Laborde, Amalia
AU - Tomasina, Fernando
AU - Bianchi, Fabrizio
AU - Bruné, Marie Noel
AU - Buka, Irena
AU - Comba, Pietro
AU - Corra, Lilian
AU - Cori, Liliana
AU - Duffert, Christin Maria
AU - Harari, Raul
AU - Iavarone, Ivano
AU - McDiarmid, Melissa A.
AU - Gray, Kimberly A.
AU - Sly, Peter D.
AU - Soares, Agnes
AU - Suk, William A.
AU - Landrigan, Philip J.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Background: Chronic diseases are increasing among children in Latin America. Objective and Methods: To examine environmental risk factors for chronic disease in Latin American children and to develop a strategic initiative for control of these exposures, the World Health Organization (WHO) including the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Collegium Ramazzini, and Latin American scientists reviewed regional and relevant global data. results: Industrial development and urbanization are proceeding rapidly in Latin America, and environmental pollution has become widespread. Environmental threats to children’s health include traditional hazards such as indoor air pollution and drinking-water contamination; the newer hazards of urban air pollution; toxic chemicals such as lead, asbestos, mercury, arsenic, and pesticides; hazardous and electronic waste; and climate change. Te mix of traditional and modern hazards varies greatly across and within countries refecting industrialization, urbanization, and socioeconomic forces. conclusions: To control environmental threats to children’s health in Latin America, WHO, including PAHO, will focus on the most highly prevalent and serious hazards—indoor and outdoor air pollution, water pollution, and toxic chemicals. Strategies for controlling these hazards include developing tracking data on regional trends in children’s environmental health (CEH), building a network of Collaborating Centres, promoting biomedical research in CEH, building regional capacity, supporting development of evidence-based prevention policies, studying the economic costs of chronic diseases in children, and developing platforms for dialogue with relevant stakeholders.
AB - Background: Chronic diseases are increasing among children in Latin America. Objective and Methods: To examine environmental risk factors for chronic disease in Latin American children and to develop a strategic initiative for control of these exposures, the World Health Organization (WHO) including the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Collegium Ramazzini, and Latin American scientists reviewed regional and relevant global data. results: Industrial development and urbanization are proceeding rapidly in Latin America, and environmental pollution has become widespread. Environmental threats to children’s health include traditional hazards such as indoor air pollution and drinking-water contamination; the newer hazards of urban air pollution; toxic chemicals such as lead, asbestos, mercury, arsenic, and pesticides; hazardous and electronic waste; and climate change. Te mix of traditional and modern hazards varies greatly across and within countries refecting industrialization, urbanization, and socioeconomic forces. conclusions: To control environmental threats to children’s health in Latin America, WHO, including PAHO, will focus on the most highly prevalent and serious hazards—indoor and outdoor air pollution, water pollution, and toxic chemicals. Strategies for controlling these hazards include developing tracking data on regional trends in children’s environmental health (CEH), building a network of Collaborating Centres, promoting biomedical research in CEH, building regional capacity, supporting development of evidence-based prevention policies, studying the economic costs of chronic diseases in children, and developing platforms for dialogue with relevant stakeholders.
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U2 - 10.1289/ehp.1408292
DO - 10.1289/ehp.1408292
M3 - Article
C2 - 25499717
AN - SCOPUS:84925135834
SN - 0091-6765
VL - 123
SP - 201
EP - 209
JO - Environmental Health Perspectives
JF - Environmental Health Perspectives
IS - 3
ER -