Cascio Wayne E, Long Thomas C
director, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
assistant director, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
N C Med J. 2018 Sep-Oct;79(5):306-312. doi: 10.18043/ncm.79.5.306.
Air pollution is intuitively associated with respiratory effects, but evidence has emerged over the past few decades that the cardiovascular effects of air pollution can be much more adverse and represent a greater public health burden. In this article, we present background on the sources, exposures, and health effects of air pollution and discuss the potential for intervention strategies in the health care system to help reduce individual and population exposure and the attendant risk from the cardiovascular effects of air pollution.
空气污染直观上与呼吸道影响相关，但在过去几十年里有证据表明，空气污染对心血管的影响可能更为不利，且构成更大的公共卫生负担。在本文中，我们介绍空气污染的来源、暴露情况和健康影响方面的背景知识，并讨论医疗保健系统中干预策略的潜力，以帮助减少个人和人群的暴露以及空气污染对心血管影响所带来的相关风险。
