EPA, NIEHS and NIOSH Showcase Environmental and Occupational Justice Research Efforts; Special online supplement to American Journal of Public Health: a resource for the public and policy makers
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Category: ResearchType: News
Source: EPA
Date: Thursday, November 12th, 2009
WASHINGTON - A new resource is accessible to those working for environmental and occupational justice. Appearing as a free online supplement to the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH), the compilation of articles demonstrates the advancement and evolving sophistication of environmental and occupational justice work, and the use of community-based participatory research approaches over the past decade. The special online issue highlights various contributions of environmental and occupational justice plans across the country, including several supported by the E.P.A. (EPA), the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The supplement was supported by the 3 federal partners and the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
The supplement includes in excess of 30 research-based articles, editorials and commentaries from community, government and academic leaders in the field. The topics range from reducing pesticide exposures in farming communities to how community-based approaches in urban and rural areas have successfully improved public health outcomes for low socioeconomic status groups, children and immigrants.
The 3 federal agencies have been collaborating via the Environmental Justice: Partnerships for Communication plan to combine resources and information to advance environmental justice, community-based participatory research and workplace safety. E.P.A. will be hosting a symposium on the science of disproportionate environmental health impacts, planned for March 2010 in Washington, D.C. NIEHS, NIOSH, several other federal agencies and the American Public Health Association will be serving as co-sponsors.
For more information on the Environmental and Occupational Justice online supplement to the American Journal of Public Health: http://www.ajph.org
The Strengthening Environmental Justice Research and Decision making: A Symposium on the Science of Disproportionate Environmental health Impacts: http://www.scgcorp.com/envirjusticesym
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