Air pollution as a social and structural determinant of health

Both short-term and chronic exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) are known to cause a host of adverse health outcomes, including premature death. Exposure to PM2.5 in the United States is inequitable due to public policies rooted in structural racism, which have situated polluti...

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Autores principales:	Lisa Patel, Elizabeth Friedman, Stephanie Alexandra Johannes, Stephanie Sophie Lee, Haley Grace O'Brien, Sarah E. Schear
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Climate change Air pollution Health equity Environmental justice Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/21f33e9b57bd49e48dffd1f82779f0f1
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:21f33e9b57bd49e48dffd1f82779f0f12021-11-18T04:53:55ZAir pollution as a social and structural determinant of health2667-278210.1016/j.joclim.2021.100035https://doaj.org/article/21f33e9b57bd49e48dffd1f82779f0f12021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278221000328https://doaj.org/toc/2667-2782Both short-term and chronic exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) are known to cause a host of adverse health outcomes, including premature death. Exposure to PM2.5 in the United States is inequitable due to public policies rooted in structural racism, which have situated polluting industries intentionally in communities of color. Understanding variable exposure to PM2.5 is critical to understanding the disproportionate burden of chronic disease in US populations made vulnerable due to racism and poverty. This paper will review sources, health impacts and health inequities associated with PM2.5, and will frame PM2.5 as both a social and structural determinant of health. Based upon this framing, we will propose interventions that acknowledge individual counseling alone will be inadequate to protect our patients; community and policy level efforts to address structural determinants of health are needed.Lisa PatelElizabeth FriedmanStephanie Alexandra JohannesStephanie Sophie LeeHaley Grace O'BrienSarah E. SchearElsevierarticleClimate changeAir pollutionHealth equityEnvironmental justicePublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270Meteorology. ClimatologyQC851-999ENThe Journal of Climate Change and Health, Vol 3, Iss , Pp 100035- (2021)
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topic	Climate change Air pollution Health equity Environmental justice Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999
spellingShingle	Climate change Air pollution Health equity Environmental justice Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999 Lisa Patel Elizabeth Friedman Stephanie Alexandra Johannes Stephanie Sophie Lee Haley Grace O'Brien Sarah E. Schear Air pollution as a social and structural determinant of health
description	Both short-term and chronic exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) are known to cause a host of adverse health outcomes, including premature death. Exposure to PM2.5 in the United States is inequitable due to public policies rooted in structural racism, which have situated polluting industries intentionally in communities of color. Understanding variable exposure to PM2.5 is critical to understanding the disproportionate burden of chronic disease in US populations made vulnerable due to racism and poverty. This paper will review sources, health impacts and health inequities associated with PM2.5, and will frame PM2.5 as both a social and structural determinant of health. Based upon this framing, we will propose interventions that acknowledge individual counseling alone will be inadequate to protect our patients; community and policy level efforts to address structural determinants of health are needed.
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title	Air pollution as a social and structural determinant of health
title_short	Air pollution as a social and structural determinant of health
title_full	Air pollution as a social and structural determinant of health
title_fullStr	Air pollution as a social and structural determinant of health
title_full_unstemmed	Air pollution as a social and structural determinant of health
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publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/21f33e9b57bd49e48dffd1f82779f0f1
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Air pollution as a social and structural determinant of health

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