Carter-Pokras Olivia, Zambrana Ruth E, Poppell Carolyn F, Logie Laura A, Guerrero-Preston Rafael
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
J Pediatr Health Care. 2007 Sep-Oct;21(5):307-14. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2006.12.005.
Representing 1 in 6 children in the United States, Latino children incur disproportionate exposures to air pollutants, pesticides, and toxic industrial chemicals, as well as lead and mercury from candy, traditional folk remedies, religious practices, and other sources. Latino children also have higher rates of asthma, lead and mercury poisoning, behavioral and developmental disorders, and certain cancers. Concurrent exposure to multiple pollutants, pre-existing disease, poor nutrition, substandard housing, limited access to health care, and other factors related to their lower socioeconomic status increase Latino children's susceptibility to environmental contaminants. Targeted research, education, prevention and intervention efforts, and economic development initiatives are needed.
拉丁裔儿童占美国儿童总数的六分之一,他们遭受空气污染物、农药、有毒工业化学品以及糖果、传统民间疗法、宗教活动和其他来源的铅和汞的暴露比例过高。拉丁裔儿童患哮喘、铅和汞中毒、行为和发育障碍以及某些癌症的比率也更高。同时接触多种污染物、既有疾病、营养不良、住房条件差、获得医疗保健的机会有限以及与他们较低社会经济地位相关的其他因素,增加了拉丁裔儿童对环境污染物的易感性。需要有针对性的研究、教育、预防和干预措施以及经济发展举措。