Voices From the Field: Environmental Justice & Health
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Intros
Laura Castro-Diaz conducts community-based research that explores solutions to sustainability challenges using collaborative frameworks that span from individual to global scales in environmental injustices (Food, Water, and Energy) and sustainability challenges.
Mariangelí Echevarria-Ramos is the Climate Resilience Manager at Mystic River. In her work, Mariangelí ensures that social resilience and climate equity are embedded in regional climate resilience investments.
Oliver Sellers-Garcia is Boston's first Green New Deal Director and Senior Advisor to Mayor Michelle Wu, leading citywide climate action with a focus on social, racial, and economic equity.
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Questions
Why should I, as an individual, care about the connections between environmental justice and health?
Are there additional examples from your work that connect climate change to health that you would like to add to the conversation?
How can organizations or individuals get involved in environmental justice work?