Lead Exposure in Low and Middle-Income Countries: Perspectives and Lessons on Patterns, Injustices, Economics, and Politics.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 15(11)2018 10 24.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30356019
ABSTRACT
Lead exposure is a legacy issue that continues to affect vulnerable population groups globally, but particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICS). We take a multi-disciplinary approach to examine the patterns of lead exposure in these countries, discuss the underlying injustices and socio-political causes, and the economic costs that are associated with exposure. We conclude with some lessons we drew from our discussion of lead across the disciplines and advocate for a number of approaches to solving this ongoing issue. These include (i) biomonitoring that could be integrated into existing health surveys or public health programs targeting young children; (ii) greater civic engagement to push for solutions; and, (iii) environmental control policies that represent a continuum of local, context-specific to broad, national-level, and even global approaches.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Politics
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Poverty
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Developing Countries
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Environmental Exposure
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Lead
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Lead Poisoning
Type of study:
Health_economic_evaluation
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Environ Res Public Health
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos