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Patterns of and disparities in chronic diseases between sub-populations of women suggest that there are social as well as individual level factors which enhance or impede the prevention or development of chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. By examining the sex, gender and diversity based dimensions of women's lung and heart health and how these overlap with environmental factors we extend analysis of preventive health beyond the individual level. We demonstrate how biological, environmental and social factors interact and operate in women's lives, structuring their opportunities for health and abilities to prevent or manage chronic cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This commentary is based on the findings from two evidence reviews, one conducted on women's heart health, and another on women's lung health. Additional literature was also reviewed which assessed the relationship between environmental factors and chronic heart and lung diseases. This paper explores how obesogenic environments, exposure to tobacco smoke, and the experience of living in deprived areas can affect women's heart and respiratory health. We discuss the barriers which impede women's ability to engage in physical activity, consume healthy foods, or avoid smoking, tobacco smoke, and other airborne contaminants.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sex, gender and diversity clearly interact with environmental factors and shape women's promotion of health and prevention of chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. The environments women live in structure their opportunities for health, and women navigate these environments in unique ways based on gender, socioeconomic status, race\/ethnicity and other social factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Future research, policy and programs relating to the prevention of chronic disease need to move beyond linear individually-oriented models and address these complexities by developing frameworks and interventions which improve environmental conditions for all groups of women. Indeed, in order to improve women's health, broad social and economic policies and initiatives are required to eliminate negative environmental impacts on women's opportunities for health.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4137\/ehi.s989","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,11,9]],"date-time":"2017-11-09T05:49:49Z","timestamp":1510206589000},"page":"EHI.S989","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Article Commentary: Women, Environments and Chronic Disease: Shifting the Gaze from Individual Level to Structural Factors"],"prefix":"10.4137","volume":"2","author":[{"given":"Natalie","family":"Hemsing","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lorraine","family":"Greaves","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2009,1,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr2-EHI.S989","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/ije\/dyl163"},{"key":"bibr3-EHI.S989","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(01)06255-9"},{"key":"bibr4-EHI.S989","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/tc.7.1.61"},{"key":"bibr5-EHI.S989","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/CIRCULATIONAHA.104.492215"},{"key":"bibr6-EHI.S989","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1309\/VV1N2FGHNT84JKJF"},{"key":"bibr7-EHI.S989","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1378\/chest.100.2.385"},{"key":"bibr8-EHI.S989","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/jnci\/91.23.2009"},{"key":"bibr9-EHI.S989","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.5271\/sjweh.786"},{"issue":"3","key":"bibr10-EHI.S989","first-page":"211","volume":"27","author":"Block J.P.","year":"2004","journal-title":"American Journal of Preventive Medicine"},{"key":"bibr11-EHI.S989","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jada.2005.02.045"},{"key":"bibr12-EHI.S989","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s10900-005-8189-8"},{"key":"bibr13-EHI.S989","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1365-2524.2001.00275.x"},{"key":"bibr14-EHI.S989","volume-title":"A Snapshot of COPD Care in British Columbia 2003\/04","author":"British Columbia Ministry of Health.","year":"2004"},{"issue":"4","key":"bibr15-EHI.S989","first-page":"215","volume":"70","author":"Caracta C.","year":"2003","journal-title":"Mt. 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