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BMC Public Health | Environmental health

BMC Public Health | Environmental health

BMC Public Health

Environmental health

Section edited by Michelle Turner, Mahfuzar Rahman, David Stieb
This section aims to publish studies on the environmental correlates of health and disease.
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  1. Content Type:Research Article

    Healthcare wastes (HCWs) are one of the most hazardous wastes globally; second to only radiation waste. HCW management needs to be prioritized because of the devastating effects on human health and environment...
    Authors:Solomon Tsebeni Wafula, Julian Musiime and Frederick Oporia
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2019 19:203
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  2. Content Type:Study Protocol

    The health impacts of community design have been studied extensively over the past two decades. In particular, public transportation use is associated with more walking between transit stops and shops, work, h...
    Authors:Lawrence D. Frank, Jennifer L. Kuntz, James E. Chapman, Eric H. Fox, John F. Dickerson, Richard T. Meenan, Brian E. Saelens, Deborah R. Young, Janne Boone-Heinonen and Stephen P. Fortmann
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2019 19:200
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  3. Content Type:Research Article

    In low-income countries such as Nepal, indoor air pollution (IAP), generated by the indoor burning of biomass fuels, is the top-fourth risk factor driving overall morbidity and mortality. We present the first ...
    Authors:Saruna Ghimire, Shiva Raj Mishra, Abhishek Sharma, Adugna Siweya, Nipun Shrestha and Bipin Adhikari
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2019 19:195
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  4. Content Type:Research Article

    Exposure to carbon monoxide (CO), the odorless, colorless gas resulting from incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons, is preventable. Despite the significant risk of morbidity and mortality associated with CO po...
    Authors:Gina Oda, Russell Ryono, Cynthia Lucero-Obusan, Patricia Schirmer and Mark Holodniy
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2019 19:190
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  5. Content Type:Research Article

    In Xuan Wei, China, the lung cancer mortality rate is rising significantly more than that of the nation overall. However, it remains unclear 1) if improved diagnosis can just partially explain this observation...
    Authors:Jinhui Li, Wenbo Guo, Jinjun Ran, Robert Tang, Hualiang Lin, Xiao Chen, Bofu Ning, Jihua Li, Yongchun Zhou, Lung-Chi Chen, Linwei Tian and Yunchao Huang
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2019 19:173
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  6. Content Type:Research Article

    The ger (“tent city”) areas in Mongolia are a product of rapid urbanization and transitional economic development combine with lack of institutional, administrative and financial capacity of governments to cope w...
    Authors:Erdenechimeg Erdenebayar, Keilah Dos Santos, Alexjandria Edwards, Nyam-Osor Dugersuren, Chimedsuren Ochir and Jerome Nriagu
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2019 19:163
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  8. Content Type:Research Article

    The German cockroach, Blattella germanica, is one of the most challenging pests to eradicate from indoor environments. Professional pest control is often prohibitively expensive, prompting low-income residents to...
    Authors:Zachary C. DeVries, Richard G. Santangelo, Jonathan Crissman, Russell Mick and Coby Schal
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2019 19:96
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  9. Content Type:Research Article

    Pit latrine operational management and sludge accumulation rate, presents a challenging sanitation problem in low-income urban settlements. However, these challenges have been under-researched. This study was ...
    Authors:Fredrick Owino Gudda, Wilkister Nyaora Moturi, Omondi Steve Oduor, Edward Wanee Muchiri and Jeroen Ensink
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2019 19:68
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  10. Content Type:Research Article

    Vulnerable population groups in South Africa, especially those living in poverty, young children, women, the elderly and people with pre-existing diseases, are susceptible to new or exacerbated health threats ...
    Authors:Busisiwe Shezi, Angela Mathee, Wellington Siziba, Renée A. Street, Nisha Naicker, Zamantimande Kunene and Caradee Y. Wright
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2019 19:54
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  11. Content Type:Research Article

    Carbon-monoxide (CO) poisoning is a substantial cause of preventable mortality. In Turkey, no nationwide data are being collected nowadays. In our study, we aimed to assess the trend in deaths related to CO ex...
    Authors:Günay Can, Uğurcan Sayılı, Özden Aksu Sayman, Ömer Faruk Kuyumcu, Duygu Yılmaz, Eren Esen, Eray Yurtseven and Ethem Erginöz
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2019 19:9
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  13. Content Type:Research Article

    Although self-rated health (SRH) independently predicts mortality, the biological background of this association remains unexplained. This study aimed to examine the association between SRH and serum high-sens...
    Authors:Takashi Tamura, Mariko Naito, Kenta Maruyama, Mineko Tsukamoto, Tae Sasakabe, Rieko Okada, Sayo Kawai, Asahi Hishida and Kenji Wakai
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:1380
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  14. Content Type:Research Article

    Many youth and young adults experience high noise exposure compounded by lack of access to hearing health education. Although the need for hearing health education programs is evident, the efficacy of these pr...
    Authors:Khalid M. Khan, Sylvanna L. Bielko and Marjorie C. McCullagh
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:1286
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  16. Content Type:Research Article

    Growing evidence suggests social disadvantage magnifies the harmful health effects of environmental hazards; however, there is limited research related to perceptions of risk among individuals who live near su...
    Authors:Kristen N. Arthur, Rhonda Spencer-Hwang, Synnøve F. Knutsen, David Shavlik, Samuel Soret and Susanne Montgomery
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:1089
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  19. Content Type:Research Article

    Communities with large minority populations often are located near sources of pollution and have higher crime rates, which may work in combination with other factors to influence health. Poor self-rated health...
    Authors:Judy Y. Ou, Junenette L. Peters, Jonathan I. Levy, Roseann Bongiovanni, Alina Rossini and Madeleine K. Scammell
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:970
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  20. Content Type:Research Article

    Numerous cross-sectional studies have consistently demonstrated an association between attributes of urban form or ‘walkability’ and individual- and population-level physical activity (PA) patterns. However, i...
    Authors:Patricia A. Collins, Justin Tait, Allan Fein and James R. Dunn
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:933
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  21. Content Type:Research Article

    The built and natural environment and health are inextricably linked. However, there is considerable debate surrounding the strength and quality of the evidence base underpinning principles of good practice fo...
    Authors:E. L. Bird, J. O. Ige, P. Pilkington, A. Pinto, C. Petrokofsky and J. Burgess-Allen
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:930
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  23. Content Type:Study Protocol

    Research on reproductive health effects on children from low-level, long-term exposure to pesticides currently used in the agricultural industry is limited and those on neurobehavioral effects have produced co...
    Authors:Shala Chetty-Mhlanga, Wisdom Basera, Samuel Fuhrimann, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Steven Delport, Mufaro Mugari, Jennifer Van Wyk, Martin Röösli and Mohamed Aqiel Dalvie
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:857
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  24. Content Type:Study Protocol

    Achieving a shift from car use to walking, cycling and public transport in cities is a crucial part of healthier, more environmentally sustainable human habitats. Creating supportive active travel environments...
    Authors:A. K. Macmillan, H. Mackie, J. E. Hosking, K. Witten, M. Smith, A. Field, A. Woodward, R. Hoskins, J. Stewart, B. van der Werf and P. Baas
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:850
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  25. Content Type:Research Article

    In Norway, data on the association between second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure at home and respiratory symptoms in adults are limited.
    Authors:A. K. M. Fell, M. V. Svendsen, J.-L. Kim, R. Abrahamsen, P. K. Henneberger, K. Torén, P. D. Blanc and J. Kongerud
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:843
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  26. Content Type:Study Protocol

    Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a worldwide health problem. Allergen avoidance is strongly recommended for AR patients. Air purification can reduce concentrations of particles in indoor air, including those of aller...
    Authors:Qiao-yan Chen, Li Li, Li Zhang, Jin-han Mo, Zi-feng Yang, Xiao-lin Wei, Yun-ying Li, Ji-yan Xia, Xiao-bing Bai and Pei-fang Xie
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:841
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  27. Content Type:Research Article

    Research suggests outdoor activity in green spaces is important for children’s mental, emotional and social wellbeing. A recognised green space intervention is “Social and Therapeutic Horticulture” (STH). We d...
    Authors:Anna Chiumento, Ipshita Mukherjee, Jaya Chandna, Carl Dutton, Atif Rahman and Katie Bristow
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:836
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  28. Content Type:Research Article

    Neighborhood deprivation has been consistently linked to poor individual health outcomes; however, studies exploring the mechanisms involved in this association are scarce. The objective of this study was to i...
    Authors:M. Pia Chaparro, Michaela Benzeval, Elizabeth Richardson and Richard Mitchell
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:801
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  29. Content Type:Research Article

    Communicating results to participants is a fundamental component of community-based participatory research (CBPR). However, in environmental exposure studies this is not always practiced, partly due to ethical...
    Authors:Luz Claudio, Jalisa Gilmore, Mohana Roy and Barbara Brenner
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:784
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  30. Content Type:Research Article

    People living on the banks of polluted rivers with yearly flooding lived in impoverished and physically unhealthy circumstances. However, they were reluctant to move or be relocated to other locations where be...
    Authors:Fredrick Dermawan Purba, Joke A. M. Hunfeld, Titi Sahidah Fitriana, Aulia Iskandarsyah, Sawitri S. Sadarjoen, Jan J. V. Busschbach and Jan Passchier
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:782
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  32. Content Type:Research Article

    Exposure to environmental heavy metals is common among African children. Although many of these metals are known neurotoxicants, to date, monitoring of this exposure is limited, even in countries such as Ugand...
    Authors:Sarah E. Cusick, Ericka G. Jaramillo, Emily C. Moody, Andrew S. Ssemata, Doreen Bitwayi, Troy C. Lund and Ezekiel Mupere
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:717
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  33. Content Type:Research Article

    There are a few epidemiological studies that (1) link increased ambient air pollution (AP) with an increase in lung cancer incidence rates and (2) investigate whether residing in green spaces could be protecti...
    Authors:Thomas Datzmann, Iana Markevych, Freya Trautmann, Joachim Heinrich, Jochen Schmitt and Falko Tesch
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:715
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  34. Content Type:Research Article

    Dengue fever is a major public health concern in the Philippines, and has been a significant cause of hospitalizations and deaths among young children. Previous literature links climate change to dengue, and w...
    Authors:Jesavel A. Iguchi, Xerxes T. Seposo and Yasushi Honda
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:629
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  35. Content Type:Research Article

    Features of the urban neighbourhood influence the physical, social and mental wellbeing of residents and communities. We explored the longitudinal association between change to the neighbourhood built environm...
    Authors:Louise Foley, Emma Coombes, Dan Hayman, David Humphreys, Andrew Jones, Richard Mitchell and David Ogilvie
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:545
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  36. Content Type:Research Article

    The Mexico City Metropolitan Area has an expansive urban population and a long history of air quality management challenges. Poor air quality has been associated with adverse pulmonary and cardiac health effec...
    Authors:Timothy C. Borbet, Laura A. Gladson and Kevin R. Cromar
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:538
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  37. Content Type:Research Article

    Studying human health in areas with industrial contamination is a serious and complex issue. In recent years, attention has increasingly focused on the health implications of large industrial complexes. A vari...
    Authors:Jianfei Shuai, Sunshin Kim, Hyeonsu Ryu, Jinhyeon Park, Chae Kwan Lee, Geun-Bae Kim, Venecio U. Ultra Jr and Wonho Yang
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:528
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  38. Content Type:Research Article

    Policy and decision-making processes are routinely challenged by the complex and dynamic nature of environmental health problems. System dynamics modelling has demonstrated considerable value across a number o...
    Authors:Danielle J. Currie, Carl Smith and Paul Jagals
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:402
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  39. Content Type:Research Article

    The typical Western diet is associated with high levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and with obesity and other diet-related diseases. This study aims to determine the impact of adjustments to the current...
    Authors:Mirjam E. van de Kamp, S. Marije Seves and Elisabeth H. M. Temme
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:264
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  40. Content Type:Correspondence

    The final meeting of the EXPOsOMICS project “Final Policy Workshop and Stakeholder Consultation” took place 28–29 March 2017 to present the main results of the project and discuss their implications both for f...
    Authors:Michelle C. Turner, Paolo Vineis, Eduardo Seleiro, Michaela Dijmarescu, David Balshaw, Roberto Bertollini, Marc Chadeau-Hyam, Timothy Gant, John Gulliver, Ayoung Jeong, Soterios Kyrtopoulos, Marco Martuzzi, Gary W. Miller, Timothy Nawrot, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, David H. Phillips…
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:260
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  41. Content Type:Research Article

    Little is known about the effect of exposure to cooking oil fumes (COFs) on the development of non-malignant respiratory diseases in nonsmoking women. This study investigated the relationship between exposure ...
    Authors:Huang-Chi Chen, Chia-Fang Wu, Inn-Wen Chong and Ming-Tsang Wu
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:246
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  42. Content Type:Research Article

    A comprehensive smoke-free air law was enacted on June 1, 2012 in most of Marion County, Indiana, including all of the City of Indianapolis. We evaluated changes in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) admission ...
    Authors:Anne M. Weaver, Yi Wang, Katelin Rupp and Dennis P. Watson
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:232
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  43. Content Type:Study Protocol

    Urbanization and ageing have important implications for public mental health and well-being. Cities pose major challenges for older citizens, but also offer opportunities to develop, test, and implement polici...
    Authors:Mariëlle A. Beenackers, Dany Doiron, Isabel Fortier, J. Mark Noordzij, Erica Reinhard, Emilie Courtin, Martin Bobak, Basile Chaix, Giuseppe Costa, Ulrike Dapp, Ana V. Diez Roux, Martijn Huisman, Emily M. Grundy, Steinar Krokstad, Pekka Martikainen, Parminder Raina…
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:158
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  44. Content Type:Study Protocol

    The developing fetus is susceptible to environmental insults. Studying the effects of environmental exposures on fetal growth is essential for understanding the causal pathway between prenatal exposures and pr...
    Authors:Rachel Golan, Itai Kloog, Ronit Almog, Anat Gesser-Edelsburg, Maya Negev, Maya Jolles, Varda Shalev, Vered H. Eisenberg, Gideon Koren, Wiessam Abu Ahmad and Hagai Levine
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:132
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  45. Content Type:Study Protocol

    Multiple external environmental exposures related to residential location and urban form including, air pollutants, noise, greenness, and walkability have been linked to health impacts or benefits. The Canadia...
    Authors:Jeffrey R. Brook, Eleanor M. Setton, Evan Seed, Mahdi Shooshtari and Dany Doiron
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:114
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  46. Content Type:Research Article

    Due to a global warming-related increase in heatwaves, it is important to obtain detailed understanding of the relationship between heat and health. We assessed the relationship between heat and urgent emergen...
    Authors:Joris Adriaan Frank van Loenhout, Tefera Darge Delbiso, Anna Kiriliouk, Jose Manuel Rodriguez-Llanes, Johan Segers and Debarati Guha-Sapir
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2018 18:108
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  48. Content Type:Research Article

    In several countries, immigrants have higher disability pension (DP) rates than natives. Reasons for this are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate if the risk of diagnosis-specific DP di...
    Authors:D. Di Thiene, M. Helgesson, K. Alexanderson, G. La Torre, J. Tiihonen and E. Mittendorfer-Rutz
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2017 17:931
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  49. Content Type:Research Article

    While existing research indicates that housing improvements are associated with health improvements, less is known about the wider social and health benefits of meeting national housing standards, as well as t...
    Authors:Wouter Poortinga, Nikki Jones, Simon Lannon and Huw Jenkins
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2017 17:927
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  50. Content Type:Research Article

    Data measuring airborne pollutants, public health and environmental factors are increasingly being stored and merged. These big datasets offer great potential, but also challenge traditional epidemiological me...
    Authors:Colin Bellinger, Mohomed Shazan Mohomed Jabbar, Osmar Zaïane and Alvaro Osornio-Vargas
    Citation:BMC Public Health 2017 17:907
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