Current Allergy and Asthma Reports
Volume 18, Issue 4, 2018

Immigrant Respiratory Health: a Diverse Perspective in Environmental Influences on Respiratory Health (Review)

Pappalardo A.A.* , Mosnaim G.
  • a Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology/Allergy-Immunology/Sleep, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
  • b Research Institute, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL, United States, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL, United States

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. Summary: 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. © 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

Author Keywords

Immigrant allergy Pediatric allergy Immigration and allergy Occupational asthma Adult allergy Allergen exposure Asthma Allergy

Index Keywords

Emigrants and Immigrants environmental factor health status occupational exposure immigrant environmental exposure pediatrics respiratory tract disease Review health auxiliary population research respiratory function prevalence home environment human Humans migrant Respiratory Tract Diseases
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85044775464&doi=10.1007%2fs11882-018-0779-5&partnerID=40&md5=b47658079ab47e44ee24c18f23598846
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-018-0779-5
ISSN: 15297322
Original Language: English