The molecular processes underlying human health and disease are highly complex. Often,
genetic and environmental factors contribute to a given disease or phenotype in a non …

Using a modified social ecological model, we conducted a review of the literature and
nationwide statistics on African American health. We discuss the main social determinants of …

Racial-ethnic minorities in the United States are exposed to disproportionately high levels of
ambient fine particulate air pollution (PM2. 5), the largest environmental cause of human …

The COVID‐19 pandemic brings to the forefront the complex interconnected dilemmas of
globalization, health equity, economic security, environmental justice, and collective trauma …

Objectives. To quantify nationwide disparities in the location of particulate matter (PM)-
emitting facilities by the characteristics of the surrounding residential population and to …

The by-products of solid waste deposited in a landfill has adverse effects on the surrounding
environment and humans living closer to landfill sites. This study sought to test the …

Abstract Purpose of Review Many neighborhoods which have been unjustly impacted by
histories of uneven urban development, resulting in socioeconomic and racial segregation …

Abstract Purpose of Review Climate change is the biggest public health threat of the twenty-
first century but its impact on the perinatal period has only recently received attention. This …

Walter A. Rosenbaum's classic Environmental Politics and Policy, Tenth Edition once again
provides definitive coverage of environmental politics and policy, lively case material, and a …

Livability, resilience, and justice in cities are challenged by climate change and the historical
legacies that together create disproportionate impacts on human communities. Urban green …