Environmental justice research is increasingly focused on community-engaged, participatory
investigations that test interventions to improve health. Such research is primed for the use …

Human exposure to acute and chronic levels of heavy metal ions are linked with various
health issues, including reduced children's intelligence quotients, developmental …

Disaster recovery is often unplanned for in the emergency management life cycle. Yet
recovery is the key stage where funds, programs, professional expertise, and volunteer …

Clean and safe water is at the core of sustainable development, and access to it is critical to
public health. Urban water crisis is even more challenging because of population …

COVID-19 is unique in the scope of its effects on morbidity and mortality. However, the
factors contributing to its disparate racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic effects are part of an …

Importance Environmental disasters, such as the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, are potentially
traumatic events (PTEs) that may precipitate long-term psychiatric disorders. The water crisis …

Abstract A Critical Race Theory of Environmental Disaster can aid researchers in better
contextualizing racially disproportionate environmental disasters and their intricate social …

Background Exposure to waterborne lead during the Flint Water Crisis during April 2014-
October 2015 is believed to have caused increased special education enrollment in Flint …

The public acknowledges the importance of water quality, and threats to water quality can
provoke strong emotional responses. Despite this, the public often resists policies protecting …

Public works environmental disasters such as the Flint water crisis typically occur in
disenfranchised communities with municipal disinvestment and co-occurring risks for poor …