揭示不平等:环境不公正与心血管健康差异

Exposing Inequality: Environmental Injustice and Cardiovascular Health Disparities.

作者信息

Thamman Ritu, Nasser Samar A, Ferdinand Keith C, Al-Kindi Sadeer, Brandt Eric

机构信息

Division of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

出版信息

JACC Adv. 2025 Jun 20;4(7):101875. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101875.

Abstract

This review explores the intersection between environmental injustice and cardiovascular (CV) health disparities, highlighting how climate change, pollution, and environmental exposures disproportionately impact vulnerable populations. It delves into environmental racism, showing how non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and Native American communities face higher exposure to pollutants and climate-related hazards. This increased exposure contributes to greater CV morbidity and mortality, exacerbated by historical practices such as redlining and insufficient exposure regulations. The review points out the limitations of traditional CV risk models that overlook these environmental factors. Promoting transparency, community-driven solutions, and linking macro policies with local implementation are crucial to combating environmental injustice. It suggests that the emerging field of environmental cardiology can adopt eco-friendly sustainable practices and remote care solutions to reduce health care's carbon footprint, integrate environmental risks into prevention and treatment plans, and advocate for policies that reduce disparities in CV disease outcomes.

摘要

本综述探讨了环境不公正与心血管(CV)健康差异之间的交叉点,强调了气候变化、污染和环境暴露如何对弱势群体产生不成比例的影响。它深入研究了环境种族主义,展示了非西班牙裔黑人、西班牙裔和美国原住民社区如何面临更高的污染物暴露和与气候相关的危害。这种增加的暴露导致了更高的心血管发病率和死亡率,历史上的红线划定等做法以及暴露法规不足加剧了这一情况。该综述指出了传统心血管风险模型忽视这些环境因素的局限性。促进透明度、社区驱动的解决方案以及将宏观政策与地方实施联系起来对于对抗环境不公正至关重要。它表明,新兴的环境心脏病学领域可以采用环保的可持续做法和远程护理解决方案,以减少医疗保健的碳足迹,将环境风险纳入预防和治疗计划,并倡导减少心血管疾病结果差异的政策。

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