Social injustice in environmental health: A call for fortitude

Michael Aschner; Monica M.B. Paoliello; Aristides Tsatsakis; Aaron B. Bowman; Jose G. Dorea; Thomas Hartung; Jose L. Domingo; Fernando Barbosa

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2020.110675

Social injustice in environmental health: A call for fortitude

Michael Aschner, Monica M.B. Paoliello, Aristides Tsatsakis, Aaron B. Bowman, Jose G. Dorea, Thomas Hartung, Jose L. Domingo, Fernando Barbosa

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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The objective of this short paper is to call upon the scientific community to channel its attention to the duty and heedfulness of social justice issues. While recognized for decades the impact of social injustice on public health and its disproportionate effects on poorer communities, little has been done to systematically address it. Here, we provide several examples pertinent to the health outcomes associated with social injustice and call upon the scientific community to attend to the issue and antagonize those who attempt to subvert science and its role in ensuring social justice in health.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	110675
Journal	Environmental research
Volume	194
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110675
State	Published - Mar 2021

Keywords

Environmental health
Hazardous chemicals
Prevention
Social injustice

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Biochemistry
Environmental Science(all)

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