Titre : | Principles for evaluating health risks in children associated with exposure to chemicals. 237 : Critères d'hygiène de l'environnement. |
Auteurs : | World Health Organization (WHO) (Geneva, CHE) ; International Programme on Chemical Safety. (I.P.C.S.). INT |
Type de document : | Ouvrage |
Editeur : | Genève [CHE] : Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS), 2002 |
Collection : | Environmental health criteria , num. 237. |
ISBN : | 978-92-4-157000-8 |
Description : | 329p. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Classement : | CA51/ (Collections "Critères d'hygiène de l'environnement" de l'OMS - Environmental Health Criteria) |
Mots-clés : | Protection infantile ; Croissance ; Métabolisme ; Développement psychomoteur ; Cancer ; Santé environnementale ; Impact ; Enfant ; Etude ; Naissance ; Exposition ; Composé chimique ; Pauvreté ; Facteur socioéconomique ; Mesure risque |
Résumé : | Environmental factors play a major role in determining the health and well-being of children. Accumulating evidence indicates that children, who comprise over one third of the world's population, are among the most vunerable of the world's population and that environmental factors can affect children's health quite differently from adults' health. Poor, neglected, and malnourished children suffer the most. These children often live in unhealthy housing, lack clean water and sanitation services, and have limited access to health care and education. One in five children in the poorest parts of the world will not live to their fifth birthday, mainly because of environment-related diseases. The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) estimates that over 30% of the global burden of disease in children can be attributed to environmental factors. Health is determined by a variety of factors. In addition to the physical environment, genetics, and biology, social, economic, and cultural factors play major roles. Although it is critical to understand the various driving forces during childhood that shape health and behaviour throughout life, the emphasis of this document is specifically on exposure to environmental chemicals. This document evaluates the scientific principles to be considered in assessing health risks in children from exposures to environmental chemicals during distinct developmental stages and provides information for public health officials, research and regulatory scientists, and other experts responsible for protecting children's health. The central focus of this document is on the developmental stage rather than on a specific environmental chemical or a specific disease or outcome. |
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