Creating an environmental justice framework for policy change in childhood asthma: A grassroots to treetops approach

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Kreger, Mary ^a   Sargent, Katherine ^a   Arons, Abigail ^a   Standish, Marion ^b   Brindis, Claire D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b The California Endowment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

ASTHMA; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 81555220935     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300188     Document Type: Article

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