The respiratory system provides a large surface area for direct contact with airborne
environmental and occupational exposures. As such, pulmonary disease is a significant …

Social determinants of health are conditions in the environment that affect a wide range of
health and quality-of-life outcomes. A large body of scientific research has documented that …

Background: Health disparities, defined as a significant difference in health between
populations, are more common for diseases of the respiratory system than for those of other …

Disparities in health outcomes in the United States (US) have existed for centuries due to
inequitable distribution of social and environmental factors. The respiratory system is …

Health disparities related to race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status persist and are
commonly encountered by practitioners of pediatric and adult pulmonary, critical care, and …

Because the frequency of major risk factors for respiratory diseases (eg, tobacco use) differs
across demographic groups (defined by socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, sexual …

Health disparities are prevalent across diseases of the respiratory system, and are major
sources of morbidity and mortality among disadvantaged populations in the United States …

Human activity has already changed the climate, with profound implications for human
health and health-care delivery. 1, 2 The world has warmed by an average of w1 C above …

In this update, recent publications within the field of environmental and occupational
medicine, from this journal and others, are highlighted. Effects of ambient air pollution on a …

Respiratory health disparities are significant differences in respiratory health that are tied to
racial ancestry, social, economic, or environmental differences (1). As such, they adversely …