Environmental Justice Communities and Asthma
Submitted by wekantalk (not verified) on 28 May 2020 - 2:45pm
This is very useful info for helping families control HOME and SCHOOL factors that affect asthma. Any strategy/suggestions for how to help families/communities when the environmental threats are coming from outside the home--environmental injustice issues such as close-by chemical treatment plants (e.g., sewage, water), or high voltage power lines and the radiation and micro-pollutants that accumulate around such lines, off-gassing from dumps, etc? Some communities are inundated with injustices from the outside and those environmental injustices contribute to respiratory and other disorders. Any experience/ideas/help?
mbosworth
28 May 2020 - 3:49pm
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This is such a great question
This is such a great question and important for all of us , not just asthma patients. This would be my suggestions: contacting your regional EPA office, local city council leadership, state representatives, and occupational health providers.
psharkey
28 May 2020 - 3:49pm
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We would probably refer
We would probably refer something like this to our occupational medicine department for help and guidance.