Health Consequences of Environmental Exposures in Early Life: Coping with a Changing World in the Post-MDG Era

Despite overall progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals, large health discrepancies persist between developed and developing countries. The world is rapidly changing and the influences of societal change and climate change will disproportionately affect the world's most <a...

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Autores principales: William Suk, Mathuros Ruchirawat, Renato T. Stein, Fernando Diaz-Barriga, David O. Carpenter, Maria Neira, Peter D. Sly
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:36bbf25f65864754b6780930c55b58892021-12-02T05:30:09ZHealth Consequences of Environmental Exposures in Early Life: Coping with a Changing World in the Post-MDG Era2214-999610.1016/j.aogh.2016.01.006https://doaj.org/article/36bbf25f65864754b6780930c55b58892016-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/1061https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Despite overall progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals, large health discrepancies persist between developed and developing countries. The world is rapidly changing and the influences of societal change and climate change will disproportionately affect the world's most <a title="Learn more about Vulnerable Populations" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/vulnerable-populations">vulnerable populations</a>, thus exacerbating current inequities. Current development strategies do not adequately address these disproportionate impacts of environmental exposures. The aim of this study was to propose a new framework to address the health consequences of environmental exposures beyond 2015. This framework is transdisciplinary and precautionary. It is based on identifying social and economic determinants of health, strengthening primary health systems, and improving the health of vulnerable populations. It incorporates deliberate plans for assessment and control of avoidable environmental exposures. It sets specific, measurable targets for health and environmental improvement.William SukMathuros RuchirawatRenato T. SteinFernando Diaz-BarrigaDavid O. CarpenterMaria NeiraPeter D. SlyUbiquity Pressarticlechildrennoncommunicable diseasesocial determinants of healthenvironmental justicehealth care systemsInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 82, Iss 1, Pp 20-27 (2016)
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topic children
noncommunicable disease
social determinants of health
environmental justice
health care systems
Infectious and parasitic diseases
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Public aspects of medicine
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spellingShingle children
noncommunicable disease
social determinants of health
environmental justice
health care systems
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Public aspects of medicine
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William Suk
Mathuros Ruchirawat
Renato T. Stein
Fernando Diaz-Barriga
David O. Carpenter
Maria Neira
Peter D. Sly
Health Consequences of Environmental Exposures in Early Life: Coping with a Changing World in the Post-MDG Era
description Despite overall progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals, large health discrepancies persist between developed and developing countries. The world is rapidly changing and the influences of societal change and climate change will disproportionately affect the world's most <a title="Learn more about Vulnerable Populations" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/vulnerable-populations">vulnerable populations</a>, thus exacerbating current inequities. Current development strategies do not adequately address these disproportionate impacts of environmental exposures. The aim of this study was to propose a new framework to address the health consequences of environmental exposures beyond 2015. This framework is transdisciplinary and precautionary. It is based on identifying social and economic determinants of health, strengthening primary health systems, and improving the health of vulnerable populations. It incorporates deliberate plans for assessment and control of avoidable environmental exposures. It sets specific, measurable targets for health and environmental improvement.
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author William Suk
Mathuros Ruchirawat
Renato T. Stein
Fernando Diaz-Barriga
David O. Carpenter
Maria Neira
Peter D. Sly
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Renato T. Stein
Fernando Diaz-Barriga
David O. Carpenter
Maria Neira
Peter D. Sly
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title Health Consequences of Environmental Exposures in Early Life: Coping with a Changing World in the Post-MDG Era
title_short Health Consequences of Environmental Exposures in Early Life: Coping with a Changing World in the Post-MDG Era
title_full Health Consequences of Environmental Exposures in Early Life: Coping with a Changing World in the Post-MDG Era
title_fullStr Health Consequences of Environmental Exposures in Early Life: Coping with a Changing World in the Post-MDG Era
title_full_unstemmed Health Consequences of Environmental Exposures in Early Life: Coping with a Changing World in the Post-MDG Era
title_sort health consequences of environmental exposures in early life: coping with a changing world in the post-mdg era
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