Ensuring healthy American Indian generations for tomorrow through safe and healthy indoor environments

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Joseph A PachecoChristine M Daley

Abstract

American Indians (AI) have the highest rate of severe physical housing problems in the U.S. (3.9%). Little information exists about the environmental hazards in AI homes. The purposes of this paper are to discuss challenges that were encountered when recruiting AI for a home-and employment-based environmental health assessments, highlight major successes, and propose recommendations for future indoor environmental health studies. The Center for American Indian Community Health (CAICH) and Children's Mercy Hospital's Center for Environmental Health and Allergy and Immunology Research Lab collaborated to provide educational sessions and healthy home assessments for AI. Through educational trainings, more than 240 AI were trained on the primary causes of health problems in homes. A total of 72 homes and places of employment were assessed by AI environmental health specialists. The top three categories with the most concerns observed in the homes/places of employment were allergens/dust (98%), safety/injury (89%) and chemical exposure (82%). While some information on smoking inside the home was collected, these numbers may have been underreported due to stigma. This was CAICH's first endeavor in environmental health and although ch...Continue Reading

References

May 4, 2002·American Journal of Public Health·Lance Freeman
Sep 16, 2008·Environmental Practice : Journal of the National Association of Environmental Professionals·Katrina Smith Korfmacher, Kate Kuholski
May 14, 2011·Public Health Reports·Joseph S ZickafooseDorr G Dearborn
Apr 30, 2013·Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology : Official Publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology·Charles BarnesFreddy Pacheco
Jun 20, 2013·Perspectives in Public Health·Jill Stewart, Camilla Bourn
Oct 19, 2013·American Journal of Public Health·Christina M PachecoChristine M Daley
Jan 15, 2015·Allergy and Asthma Proceedings·Christina M PachecoLanny J Rosenwasser

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Allergies & Environmental Factors

Environmental factors are strongly associated with the prevalence of allergies and are an increasing health concern worldwide. Discover the latest research on Allergies and Environmental Factors here.

Allergy and Asthma

Allergy and asthma are inflammatory disorders that are triggered by the activation of an allergen-specific regulatory t cell. These t cells become activated when allergens are recognized by allergen-presenting cells. Here is the latest research on allergy and asthma.

Related Papers

Family & Community Health
Jeanette Lancaster
Family & Community Health
Sharon L Van Sell, Carol M Arnold
American Journal of Public Health and the Nation's Health
F T FOARD
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved