Sexton K, Adgate J L
Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.
J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol. 1999 Jan-Feb;9(1):3-8. doi: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500021.
Although scientific evidence is scarce and uneven, there are mounting concerns that environmental health risks are borne disproportionately by members of the population who are poor and nonwhite. From an environmental health perspective, research to reduce critical uncertainties in health risk assessment must necessarily be at the heart of efforts to evaluate and resolve issues of environmental justice--helping to define the dimensions of the problem, understand its causes, and identify effective and efficient solutions. The full range of environmental health sciences, including exposure analysis, epidemiology, toxicology, biostatistics, and surveillance monitoring, is needed to build a strong scientific foundation for informed decision making. This is the best and surest way to promote health and safety for all members of our society, regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, health condition, race, or socioeconomic status.
尽管科学证据稀缺且参差不齐，但人们越来越担心，贫困和非白人人群承担了不成比例的环境卫生风险。从环境卫生的角度来看，减少健康风险评估中关键不确定性的研究必然是评估和解决环境正义问题努力的核心——有助于界定问题的范围，理解其成因，并确定有效且高效的解决方案。需要全方位的环境卫生科学，包括暴露分析、流行病学、毒理学、生物统计学和监测，来为明智的决策奠定坚实的科学基础。这是促进我们社会所有成员的健康与安全的最佳且最可靠的方式，无论其年龄、种族、性别、健康状况、种族或社会经济地位如何。
