Racism as a public health issue in environmental health disparities and ...
Environmental health research in the US has shown that racial and ethnic minorities and members of low-socioeconomic groups, are disproportionately burdened by harmful environmental exposures, in their homes, workplace, and neighborhood environments that impact their overall health and well-being.

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Environmental Health publishes manuscripts on important aspects of environmental and occupational medicine and related studies in toxicology and epidemiology that elucidate the human health implications of exposures to environmental hazards.

Environmental epidemiology in a crossfire - Environmental Health
Two tendencies have emerged in environmental epidemiology that hamper the translation of research findings into prevention of environmental hazards. One is the increased focus on highlighting weaknesses of epidemiology research that is clearly meant to explain away the research conclusions and weaken their possible implications for ...

Impact of the 2011 heat wave on mortality and emergency department ...
Our findings provide insights into local heat-wave and health preparations and interventions. Heat waves have been linked to increased risk of mortality and morbidity, and are projected to increase in frequency and intensity in a changing climate.

Air toxics and early childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia in Texas, a ...
Traffic exhaust, refineries and industrial facilities are major sources of air toxics identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) for their potential risk to human health.

Hazardous waste and health impact: a systematic review of the ...
Fifty-seven papers of epidemiological investigations on the health status of populations living near hazardous waste sites were selected for the evidence evaluation. The association between 95 health outcomes (diseases and disorders) and residential exposure to hazardous waste sites was evaluated.

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Trajectories of long-term exposure to PCB153 and Benzo [a]pyrene (BaP) air pollution and risk of breast cancer. While genetic, hormonal, and lifestyle factors partially elucidate the incidence of breast cancer, emerging research has underscored the potential contribution of air pollution.

Assessing the health estimation capacity of air pollution exposure ...
Evaluating prediction models at timescales relevant for health studies is critical to determining whether model error will impact estimated health associations. The era of big data has enabled sophisticated models to predict air pollution concentrations over space and time.