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Autor:
Laura Dalemarre, Edith M. Williams, Chengsheng Jiang, Ashok Varma Samantapudi, Kristen Burwell, LaShanta Rice, Charles Naney, Sacoby Wilson, Hongmei Zhang
Publikováno v:
Environmental Justice. 6:175-182
There are approximately 590,000 underground storage tanks (USTs) nationwide that store petroleum or hazardous substances. Many of these tanks are leaking, which may increase the risk of exposure to contaminants that promote health problems in host ne
Publikováno v:
Environmental Justice. 5:279-286
The need for more enrichment programs for underrepresented groups in the health sciences particularly the environmental health sciences is considerable. The implications of chronic racial/ethnic differences in scientific training are best illustrated
Autor:
Ashok Varma Samantapudi, Edith M. Williams, Herbert Fraser-Rahim, Kasim Ortiz, Wayne Sakati, Hongmei Zhang, Winston E. Abara, Sacoby Wilson
Publikováno v:
Environmental Justice. 5:198-205
A current research trajectory within environmental justice literature has been to explore various measures of proximity to environmental hazards which may contribute to exposure and health risks for vulnerable populations. Research has shown that man
Publikováno v:
Environmental Justice. 4:135-138
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a disease that has captured the attention of the media in various ways and to varying degrees. One of the ongoing debates and areas of research in HIV that provide many opportunities for discovery is the dispropo
Publikováno v:
Environmental Justice. 3:141-145
Environmental inequality is the suggestion that the working class, the poor, persons of color, and ultimately the economically disadvantaged are subjected to living conditions that may prove to be hazardous both personally, professionally, and also t
Publikováno v:
Environmental Justice. 3:13-19
Research has demonstrated that vulnerable populations including disadvantaged populations of color live in areas that may place them at higher risk of exposure to social and environmental hazards. Due to climate change, these populations may experien
Autor:
Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter, Julien A. Terrell, Edith M. Williams, Robert Watkins, Christine M. Murekeyisoni
Publikováno v:
Environmental Justice. 1:87-92
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a mechanism to improve environmental quality in communities primarily inhabited by minorities or low income families. A collaborative partnership be...
Autor:
Carlos J. Crespo, Beverly Marie McLean, Edith M. Williams, Ellen Smit, Bamidele O. Tayo, Christopher T. Sempos
Publikováno v:
Environmental Justice. 1:35-43
Minority communities across the United States have limited numbers of stores that offer a variety of fruits and vegetables, creating major barriers to good eating habits and nutritional practices among minority groups such as African Americans. Facto