Filippelli Gabriel M, Taylor Mark P
Department of Earth Sciences and Center for Urban Health Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis IN USA.
Environmental Resilience Institute Indiana University Indianapolis IN USA.
Geohealth. 2018 Feb 19;2(1):2-5. doi: 10.1002/2017GH000119. eCollection 2018 Jan.
New analyses are revealing the scale of pollution on global health, with a disproportionate share of the impact borne by lower-income nations, minority and marginalized individuals. Common themes emerge on the drivers of this pollution impact, including a lack of regulation and its enforcement, research and expertise development, and innovative funding mechanisms for mitigation. Creative approaches need to be developed and applied to address and overcome these obstacles. The existing "business as usual" modus operandi continues to externalize human health costs related to pollution, which exerts a negative influence on global environmental health.
新的分析揭示了污染对全球健康造成的影响规模，低收入国家、少数群体和边缘化个体所承受的影响比例过高。在这种污染影响的驱动因素方面出现了一些共同主题，包括缺乏监管及其执行、研究和专业知识发展，以及用于缓解污染的创新资金机制。需要制定并应用创造性方法来应对和克服这些障碍。现有的“照常营业”运作方式继续将与污染相关的人类健康成本外部化，这对全球环境健康产生负面影响。
