MWU Library: Environment, Climate Change, and Health Equity: Health Equity

Health Equity

Climate change will not affect all humans on the planet equally. Geographic distribution and income level will determine who is afffected first and most.

Ebooks on Health Equity

Health Equity: A Solutions-Focused Approach by K. Bryant Smalley (Editor)
ISBN: 9780826177230
Publication Date: 2020
1 simultaneous user
Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Determinants of Health by Donald A. Barr
ISBN: 9781421432571
Publication Date: 2019
1 simultaneous user.
Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Context, Controversies, and Solutions by Patti R. Rose
ISBN: 9781284197792
Publication Date: 2020
1 simultaneous user.
Strategies for Ensuring Diversity, Inclusion, and Meaningful Participation in Clinical Trials: Proceedings of a Workshop by Karen M. Anderson (Editor); et al.
ISBN: 9780309443579
Publication Date: 2016
Unlimited simultaneous users.
Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division
ISBN: 9780309452960
Publication Date: 2017
Unllimited simultaneous users.

Selected Health Equity Websites

Climate Change and Health Equity: Key Questions and Answers
from KFF (formerly Kaiser Family Foundation, the 'independent source for health policy research, polling, and journalism.'
Climate Change, Health, and Equity: A Guide for Local Health Departments
from the Center for Climate Change and Health
NIH Climate Change and Health Initiative
The NIH Climate Change and Health Initiative is an urgent, cross-cutting NIH effort to reduce health threats from climate change across the lifespan and build health resilience in individuals, communities, and nations around the world, especially among those at highest risk.
Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity
from the Pan American Health Organization

A Powerful Example

What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City by Mona Hanna-Attisha
ISBN: 9780399590856
Publication Date: 2019
1 simultaneous user.
Check-out copies at Downers Grove and Glendale campus libraries.

Dr. Mona humbly shares the powerful story of how she blew the whistle on the Flint water crisis.

The Story of Sophia and Lin-Lin

from the AMA Journal of Ethics
Because climate change will likely exacerbate national and international health inequity, this comic considers our future.

Environment, Climate Change, and Health Equity: Health Equity

Health Equity

Ebooks on Health Equity

Selected Health Equity Websites

A Powerful Example

The Story of Sophia and Lin-Lin

Health Equity Journals