Shendell Derek G, Pike-Paris Ann
Environmental Public Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA.
Pediatr Nurs. 2007 Mar-Apr;33(2):179-82.
Children's environmental health is a growing, interdisciplinary field of diverse professionals and community members working together in policy advocacy, research, health, and environmental interventions and treatment services. Understanding exposure assessment is central to improving children's health across age, gender, indicators of socioeconomic status, and racial/ethnic groups. In general, children are more susceptible and vulnerable to adverse acute and chronic effects due to acute and chronic exposures to environmental toxicants since they eat more food, drink more fluids, and breathe in more air per unit of body weight than adults; their behaviors and rapid developmental changes also contribute to their risks. By enhancing knowledge and awareness of the basic concepts of human exposure assessment and key details of sources of environmental pollution, pediatric nursing professionals can enhance their practices--clinical and patient education skills--and thus improve daily work in their communities through the promotion of exposure reduction or prevention measures.
儿童环境健康是一个不断发展的跨学科领域，众多专业人士和社区成员共同致力于政策倡导、研究、健康、环境干预及治疗服务。了解暴露评估对于改善不同年龄、性别、社会经济地位指标以及种族/族裔群体的儿童健康至关重要。一般而言，由于儿童每单位体重摄入的食物更多、液体更多、吸入的空气更多，他们因急性和慢性接触环境毒物而更容易受到急性和慢性不良影响；他们的行为和快速的发育变化也增加了其风险。通过加强对人体暴露评估基本概念以及环境污染源关键细节的了解，儿科护理专业人员可以提升他们的实践能力——临床和患者教育技能——从而通过推广减少暴露或预防措施来改善其所在社区的日常工作。
