Indigenous peoples of North America: Environmental exposures and reproductive justice

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1645-1649

  Hoover, Elizabeth ^a   Cook, Katsi ^b   Plain, Ron ^c   Sanchez, Kathy ^d   Waghiyi, Vi ^e,f   Miller, Pamela ^f   Dufault, Renee ^g   Sislin, Caitlin ^h   Carpenter, David O ⁱ  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Running Strong for American Indian Youth   (United States)

^c Aamjiwnaang First Nation   (Canada)

^d Tewa Women United   (United States)

^e Native Village of Savoonga   (United States)

^f Alaska Community Action on Toxics   (United States)

^g Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute   (United States)

^h Women's Earth Alliance   (United States)

ⁱ STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska natives; Environmental justice; First Nations; Native Americans; Reproductive justice

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; VANADIUM;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LAW; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL JUSTICE; URANIUM MINE;

CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870518432     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1205422     Document Type: Review

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