Identifying environmental health priorities in underserved populations: A study of rural versus urban communities

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 994-1004

  Bernhard, M C ^a   Evans, M B ^b   Kent, S T ^a   Johnson, E ^c   Threadgill, S L ^c   Tyson, S ^d   Becker, S M ^e   Gohlke, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c West Central Alabama Community Health Improvement League   (United States)

^d Friends of West End   (United States)

^e OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based interventions; Community engaged approach; Minority populations; Risk perception; Rural versus urban communities

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; HEALTH RISK; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; RURAL AREA; TORNADO; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PRIORITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED; NATURAL DISASTER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEWER; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84888289635     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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