Courtney G Woods
Biographic Data
| ID | 4875531 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Courtney G Woods |
| GIVEN NAMES | Courtney G |
| FAMILY NAME | Woods |
| SIGNATURE | WOODS C G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6904-6451 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Advancing an Environmental Justice-Centered Approach to Understanding Cumulative Impacts
In recent decades, environmental justice experts have advanced understanding of cumulative impacts, defined as the harm that can result when multiple forms of environmental and socioeconomic distress converge on a place and compound through time. Concurrently, U.S. industry leaders have launched climate mitigation projects that often exacerbate environmental injustice in overburdened communities. We consider this critical disconnect, drawing from…
Collaborative Research as Action
The environmental quality in Sampson County, North Carolina (NC), is degraded by numerous polluting facilities. These facilities pose a contamination threat to groundwater quality, which poses a public health concern in a county where over half of its residents rely on private wells. This case study describes the work of a community–university partnership to understand private well water quality and water-related inequities across Sampson County.…
Analysis of Environmental Screening and Mapping Tools
Background: Environmental screening and mapping (ESM) tools can characterize the spatial distribution of environmental hazards and their effects, health status, and demographics of communities. For communities impacted by environmental injustices, ESM tools can play an important role in identifying areas facing cumulative impacts (CI). Methods: We identified 36 state and federal ESM tools to analyze. Map layers/indicators were organized by subcat…
Assessing Post-Hurricane Mold Exposure Concerns in Eastern North Carolina
Background: Climate models predict that hurricane frequency and intensity will increase over the next several decades, severely impacting the coastal regions of the United States. Hurricanes can cause a variety of immediate and lasting environmental health problems. Residential mold growth is a common concern after hurricanes. This case study describes a community-engaged project to inform a local, community-level solution for mold treatment and …
Presence of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Landfill Adjacent Surface Waters in North Carolina
Landfills pose an important public health risk, especially in historically disenfranchised communities that are disproportionately sited for landfills and in rural areas where private wells may be impacted. Landfills are major sources of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that migrate into the surrounding environment. This study characterized PFAS in surface waters adjacent to two landfills, one in Sampson County (SC) and one in Orange County (OC) …
Photovoice Reveals Residents’ Concerns for Air and Water Quality in Industry-Impacted Rural Community
Rural communities of color in the southeastern U.S. experience a high burden of environmental hazards from concentrated industry placement. Community-engaged research and qualitative methods can improve our understanding of meaning-making in a community impacted by polluting facilities. This study applies the photovoice method to assess how a predominantly African American community in rural North Carolina, impacted by a landfill and confined ani…
Apresentação Do Caderno Temático
A edição especial do “Caderno Temático Racismo Ambiental e Resiliência de Comunidades Negras em todo o Mundo" dar-se num momento importante de amadurecimento dos debates sobre os impactos do racismo ambiental nos territórios humanos racializados em escala global
Prevalence and Work-Related Factors Associated with Lower Back Musculoskeletal Disorders in Female Shellfish Gatherers in Saubara, Bahia-Brazil
Lower back musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are an important public health problem and the leading cause of disability worldwide, but with yet unknown prevalence among shellfish gatherers. To investigate the prevalence and work-related factors associated with lower back MSD in a population of female shellfish gatherers, an epidemiological cross-sectional study was carried out in Saubara, Bahia-Brazil, in 2013. The Brazilian version of the Job Con…
Artisanal fisherwomen/shellfish gatherers
The aim is to analyze upper limb functioning and disability, and its association with health-related quality of life among artisanal fisherwomen from Bahia, Brazil. Cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted with a sample of 209 fisherwomen. Structured questionnaires were used for socio-demographic and comorbidity information, as well as the instruments Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) and Short-Form Healthy Survey (SF-3…
Health-Related Quality of Life among Artisanal Fisherwomen/Shellfish Gatherers
Quality of life is an indicator of how well one perceives that he/she is functioning physically and mentally. The aim of this paper is to determine the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of artisanal fisherwomen/shellfish gatherers from the Saubara municipality in Bahia, Brazil in comparison to the general population. A structured questionnaire was administered to a sample of 209 artisanal fisherwomen selected at random. The HRQOL questionnai…
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Health-Related Quality of Life among Artisanal Fisherwomen/Shellfish Gatherers
Quality of life is an indicator of how well one perceives that he/she is functioning physically and mentally. The aim of this paper is to determine the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of artisanal fisherwomen/shellfish gatherers from the Saubara municipality in Bahia, Brazil in comparison to the general population. A structured questionnaire was administered to a sample of 209 artisanal fisherwomen selected at random. The HRQOL questionnai…
Artisanal fisherwomen/shellfish gatherers
The aim is to analyze upper limb functioning and disability, and its association with health-related quality of life among artisanal fisherwomen from Bahia, Brazil. Cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted with a sample of 209 fisherwomen. Structured questionnaires were used for socio-demographic and comorbidity information, as well as the instruments Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) and Short-Form Healthy Survey (SF-3…
Prevalence and Work-Related Factors Associated with Lower Back Musculoskeletal Disorders in Female Shellfish Gatherers in Saubara, Bahia-Brazil
Lower back musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are an important public health problem and the leading cause of disability worldwide, but with yet unknown prevalence among shellfish gatherers. To investigate the prevalence and work-related factors associated with lower back MSD in a population of female shellfish gatherers, an epidemiological cross-sectional study was carried out in Saubara, Bahia-Brazil, in 2013. The Brazilian version of the Job Con…
Apresentação Do Caderno Temático
A edição especial do “Caderno Temático Racismo Ambiental e Resiliência de Comunidades Negras em todo o Mundo" dar-se num momento importante de amadurecimento dos debates sobre os impactos do racismo ambiental nos territórios humanos racializados em escala global
Presence of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Landfill Adjacent Surface Waters in North Carolina
Landfills pose an important public health risk, especially in historically disenfranchised communities that are disproportionately sited for landfills and in rural areas where private wells may be impacted. Landfills are major sources of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that migrate into the surrounding environment. This study characterized PFAS in surface waters adjacent to two landfills, one in Sampson County (SC) and one in Orange County (OC) …
Photovoice Reveals Residents’ Concerns for Air and Water Quality in Industry-Impacted Rural Community
Rural communities of color in the southeastern U.S. experience a high burden of environmental hazards from concentrated industry placement. Community-engaged research and qualitative methods can improve our understanding of meaning-making in a community impacted by polluting facilities. This study applies the photovoice method to assess how a predominantly African American community in rural North Carolina, impacted by a landfill and confined ani…
Assessing Post-Hurricane Mold Exposure Concerns in Eastern North Carolina
Background: Climate models predict that hurricane frequency and intensity will increase over the next several decades, severely impacting the coastal regions of the United States. Hurricanes can cause a variety of immediate and lasting environmental health problems. Residential mold growth is a common concern after hurricanes. This case study describes a community-engaged project to inform a local, community-level solution for mold treatment and …
Advancing an Environmental Justice-Centered Approach to Understanding Cumulative Impacts
In recent decades, environmental justice experts have advanced understanding of cumulative impacts, defined as the harm that can result when multiple forms of environmental and socioeconomic distress converge on a place and compound through time. Concurrently, U.S. industry leaders have launched climate mitigation projects that often exacerbate environmental injustice in overburdened communities. We consider this critical disconnect, drawing from…
Collaborative Research as Action
The environmental quality in Sampson County, North Carolina (NC), is degraded by numerous polluting facilities. These facilities pose a contamination threat to groundwater quality, which poses a public health concern in a county where over half of its residents rely on private wells. This case study describes the work of a community–university partnership to understand private well water quality and water-related inequities across Sampson County.…
Analysis of Environmental Screening and Mapping Tools
Background: Environmental screening and mapping (ESM) tools can characterize the spatial distribution of environmental hazards and their effects, health status, and demographics of communities. For communities impacted by environmental injustices, ESM tools can play an important role in identifying areas facing cumulative impacts (CI). Methods: We identified 36 state and federal ESM tools to analyze. Map layers/indicators were organized by subcat…
Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Environmental justice (3 works) · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Occupational health in dentistry (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Community-based participatory research (2 works)