Mapping cumulative environmental effects, social vulnerability, and health in the San Joaquin Valley, California

G. Huang and J. London

American Journal of Public Health, 2012, vol. 102, issue 5, 830-832

Abstract: To understand the social distribution of environmental hazards, methods to assess cumulative effects and their health implications are needed. We developed a cumulative environmental hazard index integrating environmental data on pollution sites, air quality, and pesticide use; a social vulnerability index to measure residents' resources to prevent or mitigate health effects; and a health index. We found that communities in California's San Joaquin Valley with high social vulnerability face more environmental burdens and have worse health conditions.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300466

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