Mapping cumulative environmental effects, social vulnerability, and health in the San Joaquin Valley, California

G Huang, J London - American journal of public health, 2012 - ajph.aphapublications.org
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To understand the social distribution of environmental hazards, methods to assess
cumulative effects and their health implications are needed. We developed a cumulative
environmental hazard index integrating environmental data on pollution sites, air quality,
and pesticide use; a social vulnerability index to measure residents' resources to prevent or
mitigate health effects; and a health index. We found that communities in California's San
Joaquin Valley with high social vulnerability face more environmental burdens and have …
To understand the social distribution of environmental hazards, methods to assess cumulative effects and their health implications are needed. We developed a cumulative environmental hazard index integrating environmental data on pollution sites, air quality, and pesticide use; a social vulnerability index to measure residents’ resources to prevent or mitigate health effects; and a health index. We found that communities in California’s San Joaquin Valley with high social vulnerability face more environmental burdens and have worse health conditions.
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