Hidden Hazards: A Call to Action for Healthy, Livable Communities
Resource Type:
Publication
Publication Date:
December, 2010
Major Issue:
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Issue Area:
Community / Economic Development
Environment (Air, Water, Land)
Health Disparities / Social Determinants of Health
Geographic Focus:
National
California
This report provides new evidence of the high density of air pollution hazards and exposure in certain areas of Los Angeles, which even though largely "hidden" from the view of regulatory agencies, still affect all the residents of Los Angeles County.
This report offers compelling evidence of compounding environmentally-linked health hazards that plague some poor and minority neighborhoods, and shares one community's strategy to unveil and remediate unhealthy unconditions.
