Environmental justice: The role of epidemiology in protecting unempowered communities from environmental hazards

Steven S. Coughlin

doi:10.1016/0048-9697(95)04990-8

Environmental justice: The role of epidemiology in protecting unempowered communities from environmental hazards

Steven S. Coughlin

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Abstract

The environmental justice movement in the U.S, is the product of the civil rights movement which gained headway in the 1960s and the environmental movement of the 1970s, which fought against environmental destruction, pollution, depletion of resources, and the extinction of species. Parallel movements internationally have brought attention to the need to protect unempowered communities worldwide from both environmental hazards and degradation. Environmental epidemiologists are shown to have an important role to play in the global struggle for environmental justice.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	67-76
Number of pages	10
Journal	Science of the Total Environment
Volume	184
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0048-9697(95)04990-8
State	Published - May 17 1996
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Environmental epidemiology
Environmental justice
Ethical guidelines
Public health
Social justice

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Environmental Engineering
Environmental Chemistry
Waste Management and Disposal
Pollution

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