Chaudhuri N
South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Toronto, ON.
Can J Public Health. 1998 May-Jun;89 Suppl 1:S26-30, S28-33.
In Canada, there has been little research exploring the link between child poverty and exposure to environmental contaminants. However, children living in poverty are more likely to grow up in neighbourhoods adjacent to polluting industries and heavily used transportation corridors. They are also more likely to live in improperly designed or maintained buildings where levels of contaminants and toxic residuals may be high, and indoor air quality poor. Risk factors such as exposure to cigarette smoke and poor nutritional status, together with the above living conditions during growth and development, create conditions that make children living in poverty more vulnerable to the effects of environmental contaminants. In Toronto, the South Riverdale Community Health Centre is developing grassroots techniques to build awareness and protect citizens. Given the growing levels of child poverty in Canada and decreasing environmental protection, the author suggests increased community action and health research for use in advocating for appropriate policy changes.
在加拿大，很少有研究探讨儿童贫困与接触环境污染物之间的联系。然而，生活贫困的儿童更有可能在毗邻污染行业和交通流量大的交通走廊的社区中长大。他们也更有可能居住在设计不当或维护不善的建筑物中，那里污染物和有毒残留物的水平可能很高，室内空气质量很差。诸如接触香烟烟雾和营养状况不佳等风险因素，再加上成长和发育期间的上述生活条件，造成了使生活贫困的儿童更容易受到环境污染物影响的状况。在多伦多，南河谷社区健康中心正在开发基层技术，以提高认识并保护公民。鉴于加拿大儿童贫困程度不断上升以及环境保护力度不断下降，作者建议加强社区行动和健康研究，以用于倡导适当的政策变革。
