Environmental Justice and Allergic Disease: A Work Group Report of the AAAAI Environmental Exposure and Respiratory Health Committee and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

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• Personal Author:
  Burbank AJ ; Hernandez ML ; Jefferson A ; Matsui EC ; Perry TT ; Phipatanakul W ; Poole J
• Description:
  Environmental justice is the concept that all people have the right to live in a healthy environment, to be protected against environmental hazards, and to participate in decisions affecting their communities. Communities of color and low-income populations live, work, and play in environments with disproportionate exposure to hazards associated with allergic disease. This unequal distribution of hazards has contributed to health disparities and is largely the result of systemic racism that promotes segregation of neighborhoods, disinvestment in predominantly racial/ethnic minority neighborhoods, and discriminatory housing, employment, and lending practices. The AAAAI Environmental Exposure and Respiratory Health Committee and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee jointly developed this report to improve allergy/immunology specialists' awareness of environmental injustice, its roots in systemic racism, and its impact on health disparities in allergic disease. We present evidence supporting the relationship between exposure to environmental hazards, particularly at the neighborhood level, and the disproportionately high incidence and poor outcomes from allergic diseases in marginalized populations. Achieving environmental justice requires investment in at-risk communities to increase access to safe housing, clean air and water, employment opportunities, education, nutrition, and health care. Through policies that promote environmental justice, we can achieve greater health equity in allergic disease. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Healthcare Disparities Hypersensitivity Occupational Health Race Factors Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Allergen Allergic Reactions Allergic Rhinitis Asthma Atopic Dermatitis Author Keywords: Environmental Justice Diseases Environmental Exposure Environmental Hazards Ethnicity Health Care Health Disparities Nutrition Obesity Pollution Psychosocial Factors Psychosocial Stress Race Racial Factors Respiratory Health Segregation Systemic Racism

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• ISSN:
  0091-6749
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arkansas ; Massachusetts ; Nebraska ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 7 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  151
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067056
• Citation:
  J Allergy Clin Immunol 2023 Mar; 151(3):656-670
• Contact Point Address:
  Allison J. Burbank, MD, 116 Manning Dr, CB 7231, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
• Email:
  Allison_burbank@med.unc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231266/cdc_231266_DS1.pdf
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