TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental Injustice
T2 - Childhood Lead Poisoning, Teen Pregnancy, and Tobacco
AU - Lane, Sandra D.
AU - Webster, Noah J.
AU - Levandowski, Brooke A.
AU - Rubinstein, Robert A.
AU - Keefe, Robert H.
AU - Wojtowycz, Martha A.
AU - Cibula, Donald A.
AU - Kingson, Johanna E.F.
AU - Aubry, Richard H.
N1 - Funding Information:
The data presented in this article are part of a larger study on maternal and child health titled, “Innovative Models to Analyze and Address Racial, Ethnic and Geographic Disparities in Maternal and Child Health Outcomes.” The study was funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, and partially funded by the Program on The Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. IRB approval was obtained from Upstate Medical University.
PY - 2008/1
Y1 - 2008/1
N2 - Purpose: This study investigates the persistent relationships between childhood lead exposure, repeat teen pregnancy, and tobacco use in a sample of teenage females in Syracuse, NY. Methods: We analyzed the association of childhood lead poisoning with repeat pregnancy and tobacco use among 536 teens (aged 15-19 years) in Syracuse, NY, who received services at Syracuse Healthy Start between 1998 and 2002. Results: The mothers' childhood lead exposure, controlling for race, age, and Medicaid status, was associated with repeat teen pregnancy and tobacco use. Conclusion: Long-term negative health outcomes associated with childhood lead exposure should not be underestimated. This study helps to shore up prior research that found lead poisoning to have a long-lasting impact on children's functioning and healthy development. Policy efforts focused on neighborhood development and health education continue to be sorely needed.
AB - Purpose: This study investigates the persistent relationships between childhood lead exposure, repeat teen pregnancy, and tobacco use in a sample of teenage females in Syracuse, NY. Methods: We analyzed the association of childhood lead poisoning with repeat pregnancy and tobacco use among 536 teens (aged 15-19 years) in Syracuse, NY, who received services at Syracuse Healthy Start between 1998 and 2002. Results: The mothers' childhood lead exposure, controlling for race, age, and Medicaid status, was associated with repeat teen pregnancy and tobacco use. Conclusion: Long-term negative health outcomes associated with childhood lead exposure should not be underestimated. This study helps to shore up prior research that found lead poisoning to have a long-lasting impact on children's functioning and healthy development. Policy efforts focused on neighborhood development and health education continue to be sorely needed.
KW - Environmental injustice
KW - Health disparities
KW - Lead poisoning
KW - Smoking
KW - Teen pregnancy
KW - Tobacco use
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.06.017
DO - 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.06.017
M3 - Article
C2 - 18155029
AN - SCOPUS:37249003844
SN - 1054-139X
VL - 42
SP - 43
EP - 49
JO - Journal of Adolescent Health
JF - Journal of Adolescent Health
IS - 1
ER -