Andrea A Pappalardo1,2,3, Giselle Mosnaim4,5. 1. Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. apappa2@uic.edu. 2. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology/Allergy-Immunology/Sleep, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. apappa2@uic.edu. 3. Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. apappa2@uic.edu. 4. Research Institute, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL, USA. 5. Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this review is to examine the prevalence of and impact of environmental exposures in the workplace and home on immigrant respiratory health in the USA. RECENT FINDINGS: Few studies report levels of workplace and home environmental exposures for immigrant children and adults, and documenting these findings is an important first step to addressing their respiratory health concerns. Rates of respiratory disease are lowest upon first arrival and increase with duration of residency in the USA. Community Health Workers may be an efficacious intervention to reducing exposures and improving lung health among immigrant populations. Immigrant children and adults have a high risk of occupational and home environmental exposures that can negatively affect their respiratory health. While limited studies exist, more documentation of these exposures and their impact on immigrant person's respiratory health are needed to begin to tackle these disparities.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The aim of this review is to examine the prevalence of and impact of environmental exposures in the workplace and home on immigrant respiratory health in the USA. RECENT FINDINGS: Few studies report levels of workplace and home environmental exposures for immigrant children and adults, and documenting these findings is an important first step to addressing their respiratory health concerns. Rates of respiratory disease are lowest upon first arrival and increase with duration of residency in the USA. Community Health Workers may be an efficacious intervention to reducing exposures and improving lung health among immigrant populations. Immigrant children and adults have a high risk of occupational and home environmental exposures that can negatively affect their respiratory health. While limited studies exist, more documentation of these exposures and their impact on immigrant person's respiratory health are needed to begin to tackle these disparities.
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