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The environment plays a major role in our health and well-being. Health disparities exist when communities are exposed to the effects of climate change and environmental hazards and experience socioeconomic inequities. These factors increase the risk of illness and disease. Historically marginalized communities are impacted by these disparities at far greater rates than other communities. Therefore, public health approaches to address climate, health, and equity are warranted.
Join NNLM's Region One when they host two guest speakers:
LaDawna Walker Dean, ABD, MSW, BSW
WV Minority Health Initiative, Program Director
Marshall University Minority Health Institute
Marshall University, Department of Public Health
College of Health Professions
Georgiana Logan, PhD
Assistant Professor (Department of Health Science and Department of Public Health)
Research Associate (The Minority Health Institute)
Director Writing Across the Curriculum Program (Center for Teaching and Learning)
Marshall University
College of Health Professions
- Identify principles of environmental justice.
- Describe how the environment may play a role in health outcomes for communities of color and vulnerable populations.
- Discuss the intersectionality between climate change, health, and equity.
This session aligns with NNLM Environmental Determinants of Health initiative.