title: Environmental determinants of selected family-oriented health indicators.
abstract: Based on the levels of environmental contamination and degradation, synthetic measures of environmental hazards in urban and rural regions in Poland were developed. At the same time, negative family health indicators associated with environmental contamination were determined. These indicators included: low birth weight, fraction of deaths with low birth weight, excessive male and female mortality in the 30-64 age group. The study revealed a relationship between synthetic measures of environmental hazards and selected health indicators. This relationship, along with the spatial distribution of areas with the highest index values, should be taken into consideration while planning improvements and preventive activities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Hazards, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dutkiewicz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kończalik
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Andryszek
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rachański
mesh_terms: D004787:Environmental Pollution; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D012423:Rural Health; D014504:Urban Health