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On This Page. Top of Page. Email Updates. STLT Connection. What's New. Field Notes. Community Health Assessment Toolkit. Accessed at www. Catholic Health Association of the United States. Given the cumulative burdens of environmental, social and biological factors toxicity exposure, poor health, housing and transportation insecurity and language barriers , these groups are often ill-equipped to deal with extreme weather events.

The U. As a result, these communities could not use the power of wealth and political influence to stop the environmental devastation of their communities.

Health care organizations, often influential leaders in communities, can use their relationships with business leaders, policymakers and government agencies to bring environmental justice advocates and their issues to tables of influence and power.

Susan Clayton et al. Dana H. Williamson et al. Below are some key findings about the health consequences of ecological injustices impacting our communities today: Race is the No. From to , disparities in nitrogen dioxide, or NO2, exposure were larger by race-ethnicity than by income.

NO2 is linked to asthma symptoms, increased susceptibility to respiratory problems and heart disease. As a result of ozone increases from natural gas emissions, African American children are burdened by , asthma attacks and , lost school days each year.

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