Environmental justice and underserved communities.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Fawibe O ; Morelli V ; Ziegler C
• Description:
  Because underserved communities are likely to have higher pollution levels, PCPs working in these areas should be prepared to investigate potential occurrences, educate patients, and mitigate effects while waiting for or advocating for larger scale policy changes. Again, PCPs should understand that no standard approach to air, water, or food toxin exposure is possible. Instead, because different communities experience different exposure, depending on industrial contributions; agricultural runoff; traffic patterns; and the prevalence of other infectious, organic, or inorganic toxins, a more individualized and site-specific approach in necessary. It is important for the PCP to be aware of her of his particular community and the environmental factors at play. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Community Health Services Environmental Exposure Hazardous Substances Healthcare Disparities Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Environmental Justice; Toxins; Air Pollution; Ingested Pollutants Toxins; Air Pollution; Physicians; Community Health; Health Disparities; Health Care; Environmental Exposure;
• ISSN:
  0095-4543
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 4 ; Tennessee
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  155-170
• Volume:
  44
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066965
• Citation:
  Prim Care 2017 Mar; 44(1):155-170
• Contact Point Address:
  Vincent Morelli MD, Sports Medicine Fellowship, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr D. B. Todd Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
• Email:
  vmorelli@mmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080701
• Source Full Name:
  Primary Care
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248302/cdc_248302_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]