Chauvin James, Pauls Jake, Strobl Linda
Independent Public Health Advocate & Consultant, Gatineau, QC, Canada.
Jake Pauls Consulting Services, Silver Spring, MD, USA and Toronto, ON, Canada.
J Public Health Policy. 2016 May;37(2):136-48. doi: 10.1057/jphp.2016.5. Epub 2016 Mar 3.
Although the vast majority of the world's population spends most of their time in buildings, building codes are not often thought of as 'determinants of health'. The standards that govern the design, construction, and use of buildings affect our health, security, safety, and well-being. This is true for dwellings, schools, and universities, shopping centers, places of recreation, places of worship, health-care facilities, and workplaces. We urge proactive engagement by the global public health community in developing these codes, and in the design and implementation of health protection and health promotion activities intended to reduce the risk of injury, disability, and death, particularly when due to poor building code adoption/adaption, application, and enforcement.
尽管世界上绝大多数人口大部分时间都在建筑物内，但建筑规范通常并不被视为“健康的决定因素”。管理建筑物设计、建造和使用的标准会影响我们的健康、安保、安全和福祉。住宅、学校、大学、购物中心、娱乐场所、宗教场所、医疗保健设施和工作场所皆是如此。我们敦促全球公共卫生界积极参与制定这些规范，并参与旨在降低受伤、残疾和死亡风险的健康保护与健康促进活动的设计和实施，尤其是在因建筑规范采用/调整、应用和执行不力而导致这些风险的情况下。
