The Intersection of Immigrant and Environmental Health: A Scoping Review of Observational Population Exposure and Epidemiologic Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transnational immigration has increased since the 1950s. In countries such as the United States, immigrants now account for >15% of the population. Although differences in health between immigrants and nonimmigrants are well documented, it is unclear how environmental exposures contribute to these disparities.

Objectives

We summarized current knowledge comparing immigrants' and nonimmigrants' exposure to and health effects of environmental exposures.

Methods

We conducted a title and abstract review on articles identified through PubMed and selected those that assessed environmental exposures or health effects separately for immigrants and nonimmigrants. After a full text review, we extracted the main findings from eligible studies and categorized each artic

SUBMITTER: Fong KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9438924 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature