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Broadening the Environmental Lens to Include Social and Structural Determinants of Women's Health Disparities

Environmental health perspectives, 2024-01, Vol.132 (1), p.15002-15002 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 2024 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ;ISSN: 0091-6765 ;EISSN: 1552-9924 ;DOI: 10.1289/EHP12996 ;PMID: 38227347

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Title:
Broadening the Environmental Lens to Include Social and Structural Determinants of Women's Health Disparities
Author: Smarr, Melissa M ; Avakian, Megan ; Lopez, Adeline R ; Onyango, Brenda ; Amolegbe, Sara ; Boyles, Abee ; Fenton, Suzanne E ; Harmon, Quaker E ; Jirles, Bill ; Lasko, Denise ; Moody, Rosemary ; Schelp, John ; Sutherland, Vicki ; Thomas, Laura ; Williams, Carmen J ; Dixon, Darlene
Subjects: Animals ; Conferences, meetings and seminars ; Environmental Health ; Female ; Health ; Health aspects ; Health care disparities ; Health Equity ; Health Inequities ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (U.S.) ; Pregnancy ; Publishing ; Racism ; Social aspects ; United States ; Women ; Workshops (Educational programs)
Is Part Of: Environmental health perspectives, 2024-01, Vol.132 (1), p.15002-15002
Description: Due to the physical, metabolic, and hormonal changes before, during, and after pregnancy, women-defined here as people assigned female at birth-are particularly susceptible to environmental insults. Racism, a driving force of social determinants of health, exacerbates this susceptibility by affecting exposure to both chemical and nonchemical stressors to create women's health disparities. To better understand and address social and structural determinants of women's health disparities, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) hosted a workshop focused on the environmental impacts on women's health disparities and reproductive health in April 2022. This commentary summarizes foundational research and unique insights shared by workshop participants, who emphasized the need to broaden the definition of the environment to include upstream social and structural determinants of health. We also summarize current challenges and recommendations, as discussed by workshop participants, to address women's environmental and reproductive health disparities. The challenges related to women's health equity, as identified by workshop attendees, included developing research approaches to better capture the social and structural environment in both human and animal studies, integrating environmental health principles into clinical care, and implementing more inclusive publishing and funding approaches. Workshop participants discussed recommendations in each of these areas that encourage interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, clinicians, funders, publishers, and community members. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP12996.
Publisher: United States: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0091-6765
EISSN: 1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/EHP12996
PMID: 38227347
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Broadening the Environmental Lens to Include Social and Structural Determinants of Women's Health Disparities

COPYRIGHT 2024 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ;ISSN: 0091-6765 ;EISSN: 1552-9924 ;DOI: 10.1289/EHP12996 ;PMID: 38227347

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