Connecting Environmental Justice and Community Health: Effects of Hog Production in North Carolina.
Environmental justice means equal access to a healthful environment for all. In North Carolina, many sources of pollution disproportionately affect low-income communities and communities of color. Clinicians who recognize effects of environmental injustices can improve patient care and community health. As an example, we present the effects of industrial-scale hog operations in North Carolina.
Authors
- Virginia T. Guidry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6923-6279)
- Devon Hall
- Sarah Rhodes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7403-708X)
- Jessica L. Rinsky
- Courtney G. Woods (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6904-6451)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- UNC Libraries
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17615/h2rp-fq73
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00