Improving Knowledge about Children's Environmental Health in Northwest China

doi:10.3390/ijerph13010080

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	Improving Knowledge about Children's Environmental Health in Northwest China
	Niu, JP; Qu, QS; Li, JS; Liu, XR; Zhang, BZ; Li, ZL; Ding, GW; Sun, YB; Shi, YR; Wan, YX
刊名	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
	2016-01
卷号	13 期号:1
关键词	children's environmental health policy making air pollution educational intervention
ISSN号	1660-4601
DOI	10.3390/ijerph13010080
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	The main purpose of this study was to identify policy maker opinions and attitudes towards children's environmental health (CEH), potential barriers to child-specific protective legislation and implementation in northwest China, and evaluate knowledge and attitudes about CEH before and after an educational conference. We conducted seventy-two interviews with regional officials, researchers and non-governmental organization representatives from five provinces, and surveyed participants (forty-seven) before and after an educational conference in northwest China about CEH. Interviews identified general consensus among participants of the adverse effects of air pollution on children, yet few participants knew of policies to protect them. Barriers identified included limited funding and enforcement, weak regional governments and absence of child-specific policy-making. After the conference, substantially greater self-efficacy was identified for lead, mercury, air pollution and polychlorinated biphenyls (+0.57-0.72 on a 1-5 Likert scale, p = 0.002-0.013), and the scientific knowledge for the role of environment in children's health (+0.58, p = 0.015), and health care provider control (+0.52, p = 0.025) were rated more strongly. We conclude that policy makers in Northwest China appreciate that children are uniquely vulnerable, though additional regulations are needed to account for that vulnerability. Further research should examine effectiveness of the intervention on a larger scale and scope, and evaluate the usefulness of such interventions in translating research into improved care/reduced exposure to environmental hazards.
学科主题	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
出版地	BASEL
项目编号	Fogarty International Center ; NIEHS [R24TW009562, R24TW009563]
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000374186100025
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.lzu.edu.cn/handle/262010/179624]
专题	公共卫生学院_期刊论文
通讯作者	Niu, JP (reprint author), Lanzhou Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Med, 199 Donggang Xi Lu, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, Peoples R China.; Trasande, L (reprint author), NYU, Sch Med, Dept Pediat, 227 East 30th St,Rm 735, New York, NY 10016 USA.; Trasande, L (reprint author), NYU, Sch Med, Dept Populat Hlth, Bellevue Hosp Ctr, New York, NY 10016 USA.; Trasande, L (reprint author), NYU, Sch Med, New York, NY 10016 USA.; Trasande, L (reprint author), NYU, Wagner Sch Publ Serv, 550 1St Ave, New York, NY 10012 USA.; Trasande, L (reprint author), NYU, Dept Nutr Food & Publ Hlth, Steinhardt Sch Culture Educ & Human Dev, 550 1St Ave, New York, NY 10003 USA.
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Niu, JP,Qu, QS,Li, JS,et al. Improving Knowledge about Children's Environmental Health in Northwest China[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH,2016,13(1).
APA	Niu, JP.,Qu, QS.,Li, JS.,Liu, XR.,Zhang, BZ.,...&Trasande, L .(2016).Improving Knowledge about Children's Environmental Health in Northwest China.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH,13(1).
MLA	Niu, JP,et al."Improving Knowledge about Children's Environmental Health in Northwest China".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 13.1(2016).