Sexton K, Olden K, Johnson B L
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Health Research, Washington, DC 20460.
Toxicol Ind Health. 1993 Sep-Oct;9(5):685-727. doi: 10.1177/074823379300900504.
Although much of the evidence is anecdotal and circumstantial, there are mounting concerns that environmental health risks are borne disproportionately by members of the population who are poor and nonwhite. We examine the central role of environmental health research in defining the dimensions of the problem, understanding its causes, and identifying solutions. Environmental health sciences, including epidemiology, exposure analysis. pharmacokinetics, toxicology, and surveillance monitoring, must be employed to determine the extent to which society has achieved "equity" and "justice" in safeguarding the health and safety of its citizens. By improving our ability to identify, evaluate, prevent, and/or reduce risks for all members of society, environmental health research can contribute directly to fair and equitable protection for everyone, regardless of age, ethnicity, gender, race, or socioeconomic status.
尽管许多证据都是传闻和间接的，但人们越来越担心，环境卫生风险在贫困和非白人人群中承担的比例过高。我们研究了环境卫生研究在界定问题范围、理解其成因以及确定解决方案方面的核心作用。必须运用环境卫生科学，包括流行病学、暴露分析、药代动力学、毒理学和监测，来确定社会在保障公民健康和安全方面实现“公平”和“正义”的程度。通过提高我们识别、评估、预防和/或降低社会所有成员风险的能力，环境卫生研究可以直接有助于为每个人提供公平公正的保护，无论其年龄、族裔、性别、种族或社会经济地位如何。
