Environmentally Just Futures: A Collection of Community-Driven African Environmental Education and Improvement Initiatives

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• Personal Author:
  Baccarelli AA ; Curwin, Brian D. ; Nwanaji-Enwerem JC ; Nwanaji-Enwerem O ; Zota AR
• Description:
  Advocating for healthy environments is a matter of justice. Changes in environments have tremendous impacts on the health of communities, and oftentimes, individuals are unable to safeguard themselves through individual actions alone. Efforts frequently require collective action and are often most effective when led by the communities most impacted. In this spirit, we launched "Vibrations", an African environment photo essay contest. Through funding and publicity, we aimed to support community-led environmental improvement and education initiatives presently taking place on the continent. We received nearly two dozen submissions and selected eight winners. The winners come from five countries (Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and South Africa) and have taken on a range of projects aimed at improving environments across a variety of African regions. Projects included efforts to combat pollution, create environmentally conscious school curricula, utilize clean energy sources, and spread awareness about environmental justice concerns in local communities. It is our hope that this report highlights these transformative community-driven efforts, promotes continued conversations on environmental justice in Africa, and encourages meaningful action via policy changes and collaborations throughout the African continent and beyond. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Community Health Services Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Healthcare Disparities Occupational Health Recycling Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Environmental Health Community Health Curriculum Development Environmental Health Environmental Impacts Environmental Justice Environmental Pollution Exposure Science Health Disparities Information Dissemination Reforestation SDG Solar

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• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; District of Columbia ; Georgia ; New York ; North Carolina ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066152
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Jun; 19(11):6622
• Contact Point Address:
  Jamaji C. Nwanaji-Enwerem, Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Emory Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
• Email:
  jnwanaj@emory.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212659/cdc_212659_DS1.pdf
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