The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DHOS) created widespread concern about threats to health among residents of the Louisiana Gulf Coast. This study uses data from the Resilient Children, Youth, and Communities study—a longitudinal cohort survey of households with children in DHOS-affected areas of South Louisiana—to consider the effect of DHOS exposure on health trajectories of children, an especially vulnerable population subgroup. Results from latent linear growth curve models show that family DHOS exposure via physical contact and job/income loss both negatively influenced initial child health. However, the effects of physical exposure dissipated over time while the effects of job/income loss persisted. This pattern holds for both general child health and the number of recent physical health problems children had experienced. These findings help to bridge the literature on disaster impacts and resilience/vulnerability, with the literature on socioeconomic status as a fundamental cause of health outcomes over the life course.

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深水地平线溢油暴露与儿童健康：纵向分析

BP 深水地平线漏油事件 (DHOS) 引起了对路易斯安那州墨西哥湾沿岸居民健康威胁的广泛关注。本研究使用弹性儿童、青年和社区研究（一项对南路易斯安那州受 DHOS 影响地区有孩子的家庭进行的纵向队列调查）的数据来考虑 DHOS 暴露对儿童健康轨迹的影响，这是一个特别脆弱的人群亚组. 潜在线性增长曲线模型的结果表明，通过身体接触和工作/收入损失的家庭 DHOS 暴露都对初始儿童健康产生了负面影响。然而，身体接触的影响随着时间的推移而消散，而工作/收入损失的影响却持续存在。这种模式适用于一般儿童健康和儿童最近经历的身体健康问题的数量。