Environmental health equity

A special package explores problems and solutions to the geography of injustice.

Robert Bullard reflects on the movement he created.

The most marginalized people are breathing the most polluted air, and improving it could improve health equity worldwide.

These four researchers are highlighting environmental inequities and improving the health of their communities.

The disease hits farmworkers and outdoor laborers disproportionately hard.

In low- and middle-income nations, snakebite envenoming is more deadly than almost any other neglected tropical disease.

People of color, more than other groups, live in neighborhoods prone to excess heat and the illnesses that go with it.

People who identify as sexual and/or gender minority individuals face unique and challenging inequities in access to health care. They experience bias, discrimination and underinsurance, which limits their access to high-quality care (including for kidney disease). These inequities must be addressed through the provision of safe and inclusive environments, improved identification of disparities and the creation of a pipeline of equity-focused leaders.

The authors use data-informed computational modelling and show that prioritizing vaccination efforts for the most disadvantaged communities can simultaneously improve equity and prevent the spread of disease.

LGBTQIA+ older adults are under-represented in Alzheimer’s disease and mental health research. Here we highlight the current research evidence, social and policy influences, and ways healthcare and research professionals can improve equity in research and healthcare.

Food system typologies enable the comparison of food systems transitions in terms of structural drivers of change and outcomes in sustainable development.