Public Health
The Jackson Water Crisis Didn’t Need to Happen
Academics can do more to help disadvantaged communities in the U.S.
Erica D. Walker is the RGSS assistant professor of epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health, in Providence, R.I. She runs Community Noise Lab and supports communities as they grapple with air, noise, soil, water and visual pollution.
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