Networking to advance progress in children's environmental health

Sly, Peter D.; Neira, María; Collman, Gwen W.; Carpenter, David O.; Landrigan, Philip J.; Berg, Martin van den; Barriga, Fernando J.A.S.; Ruchirawat, Mathuros; Laborde, Amalia; Pascale, Antonio; Heacock, Michelle; Dalmau, Marguerite T.; Suk, William A.

doi:10.1016/s2214-109x(14)70004-x

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“…Secondhand smoking is the "first major environmental risk factor of the unborn", and tobacco is detrimental to children's life-cycle health 39 . Fortunately, the WHO's work to protect and promote children's environmental health has been exemplary over the last few years 40,41 .…”

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confidence: 99%

Social determinants of tobacco use: towards an equity lens approach

Mentis¹

2017

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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Social determinants of tobacco use: towards an equity lens approach

Mentis¹

2017

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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“…Develop a network of Collaborating Centres, collaborators, and experts from research institutions, academia, health and environment sectors, policy makers, governments, and nongovernmental organizations in the LAC countries and worldwide to ensure that the best experts and key players are involved (Sly et al 2014). …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Children’s Health in Latin America: The Influence of Environmental Exposures

Laborde

Tomasina

Bianchi

et al. 2015

Environ Health Perspect

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BackgroundChronic diseases are increasing among children in Latin America.Objective and MethodsTo examine environmental risk factors for chronic disease in Latin American children and to develop a strategic initiative for control of these exposures, the World Health Organization (WHO) including the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Collegium Ramazzini, and Latin American scientists reviewed regional and relevant global data.ResultsIndustrial development and urbanization are proceeding rapidly in Latin America, and environmental pollution has become widespread. Environmental threats to children’s health include traditional hazards such as indoor air pollution and drinking-water contamination; the newer hazards of urban air pollution; toxic chemicals such as lead, asbestos, mercury, arsenic, and pesticides; hazardous and electronic waste; and climate change. The mix of traditional and modern hazards varies greatly across and within countries reflecting industrialization, urbanization, and socioeconomic forces.ConclusionsTo control environmental threats to children’s health in Latin America, WHO, including PAHO, will focus on the most highly prevalent and serious hazards—indoor and outdoor air pollution, water pollution, and toxic chemicals. Strategies for controlling these hazards include developing tracking data on regional trends in children’s environmental health (CEH), building a network of Collaborating Centres, promoting biomedical research in CEH, building regional capacity, supporting development of evidence-based prevention policies, studying the economic costs of chronic diseases in children, and developing platforms for dialogue with relevant stakeholders.CitationLaborde A, Tomasina F, Bianchi F, Bruné MN, Buka I, Comba P, Corra L, Cori L, Duffert CM, Harari R, Iavarone I, McDiarmid MA, Gray KA, Sly PD, Soares A, Suk WA, Landrigan PJ. 2015. Children’s health in Latin America: the influence of environmental exposures. Environ Health Perspect 123:201–209; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408292

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“…2,3 Adverse environmental exposures in early life increase the risk of chronic disease but do not attract the attention nor receive the public health priority warranted. 4 A safe and healthy environment is essential for children's health and development, yet is absent in many countries. 5,6 Children worldwide are continuously exposed to a number of environmental hazards that are known to be associated with adverse shortand long-term health outcomes.…”

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confidence: 99%