Aaron Aber
Biographic Data
| ID | 7871817 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aaron Aber |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aaron |
| FAMILY NAME | Aber |
| SIGNATURE | ABER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, College Park |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Rapid Health Impact Assessment of a Proposed Poultry Processing Plant in Millsboro, Delaware
In 2013, Allen Harim Foods purchased the former site of a Vlasic Pickle plant in Millsboro, Delaware, and proposed to convert the site into a poultry processing plant that would process approximately two million birds weekly. This generated concerns about the proposed plant's potential to impact health and quality of life among residents. We conducted a rapid health impact assessment (HIA) of the proposed plant to assess baseline environmental he…
A review of community-engaged research approaches used to achieve environmental justice and eliminate disparities
Community-based environmental justice (EJ) organizations engage in community-driven research to address local health issues, including metropolitan air pollution, low-quality infrastructure, pollution-intensive industries, locally unwanted land uses, transportation, and industrial animal production. This chapter presents community-driven research as an evolutionary process that relies on partnership building and participatory research to advance …
Occupational and Environmental Health Equity and Social Justice: Recognizing and Preventing Disease and Injury
This chapter describes occupational and environmental health equity and social justice in its various dimensions. Case studies are utilized to demonstrate specific issues and how to address them. Topics covered include workplace injustice, racial and ethnic discrimination, inadequate government protection, environmental exposures and health equity, environmental injustice and health disparities, and residential segregation, environmental hazards,…
Soil Contamination in Urban Communities Impacted by Industrial Pollution and Goods Movement Activities
In Charleston, SC, the planned expansion of the Port of Charleston may add to the cumulative impact of environmental pollution in communities already overburdened by Superfund sites, brownfields, leaking underground storage tanks, toxic release inventory facilities, a coal-fired plant, an old incinerator site, and diesel truck traffic. A community–university partnership led by the Low Country Alliance for Model Communities was established to asse…
Use of Photovoice to Highlight Environmental Justice Issues: The Power of Photography in Buzzard Point, Washington, DC
Buzzard Point in Washington, DC, is a neighborhood facing the brunt of urban environmental injustice. Through pollution from multiple sources and a lack of environmental amenities, residents have been exploited and drowned out to make way for further development. This project used Photovoice, a community-engaged research method, to give residents a voice in identifying the health hazards in their communities. The method highlighted in this articl…
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A review of community-engaged research approaches used to achieve environmental justice and eliminate disparities
Community-based environmental justice (EJ) organizations engage in community-driven research to address local health issues, including metropolitan air pollution, low-quality infrastructure, pollution-intensive industries, locally unwanted land uses, transportation, and industrial animal production. This chapter presents community-driven research as an evolutionary process that relies on partnership building and participatory research to advance …
Occupational and Environmental Health Equity and Social Justice: Recognizing and Preventing Disease and Injury
This chapter describes occupational and environmental health equity and social justice in its various dimensions. Case studies are utilized to demonstrate specific issues and how to address them. Topics covered include workplace injustice, racial and ethnic discrimination, inadequate government protection, environmental exposures and health equity, environmental injustice and health disparities, and residential segregation, environmental hazards,…
Soil Contamination in Urban Communities Impacted by Industrial Pollution and Goods Movement Activities
In Charleston, SC, the planned expansion of the Port of Charleston may add to the cumulative impact of environmental pollution in communities already overburdened by Superfund sites, brownfields, leaking underground storage tanks, toxic release inventory facilities, a coal-fired plant, an old incinerator site, and diesel truck traffic. A community–university partnership led by the Low Country Alliance for Model Communities was established to asse…
Use of Photovoice to Highlight Environmental Justice Issues: The Power of Photography in Buzzard Point, Washington, DC
Buzzard Point in Washington, DC, is a neighborhood facing the brunt of urban environmental injustice. Through pollution from multiple sources and a lack of environmental amenities, residents have been exploited and drowned out to make way for further development. This project used Photovoice, a community-engaged research method, to give residents a voice in identifying the health hazards in their communities. The method highlighted in this articl…
Rapid Health Impact Assessment of a Proposed Poultry Processing Plant in Millsboro, Delaware
In 2013, Allen Harim Foods purchased the former site of a Vlasic Pickle plant in Millsboro, Delaware, and proposed to convert the site into a poultry processing plant that would process approximately two million birds weekly. This generated concerns about the proposed plant's potential to impact health and quality of life among residents. We conducted a rapid health impact assessment (HIA) of the proposed plant to assess baseline environmental he…
Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (5 works) · Environmental justice (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Environmental planning (3 works) · Environmental Science (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works)