JHA in the news
JHA and its executive director, Linn Gould were mentioned in an article published in the Seattle PI and InvestigateWest by Carol Smith about the health impacts of people who live in Environmental Justice communities located in a highly industrialized part of Seattle that includes the Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund Site.
Read MoreAn Environmental Justice digital story
Digital storytelling uses digital tools to help “ordinary” people tell a story in a compelling and emotionally engaging form. Here is a six minute Environmental Justice (EJ) digital story about people who catch and consume contaminated seafood from the Lower Duwamish Waterway (LDW). The LDW was designated a Superfund Site in 2001 and is in […]
Read MoreSeasons Greetings and Thanks to All
Season’s Greetings and thanks from Just Health Action JHA has had an incredible year and we couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you! In 2010, we developed new curriculum, published, presented, revamped our website, and more. Click here to view JHA 2010 in a nutshell. Many volunteers and organizations helped JHA grow this year. […]
Read MoreEnvironmental Justice Poster for the Duwamish River Superfund Site
JHA, in collaboration with the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition and the University of Washington Superfund Research Program, just developed an Environmental Justice poster for the Duwamish River Superfund Site. The poster will be displayed at the public meetings on the Superfund Site cleanup alternatives on December 7th and 9th in Seattle. For more information about […]
Read MoreJHA’s trip to APHA in Denver
JHA had a great time in Denver at APHA. We think the social justice theme of the conference was a huge success. Also, the social determinants of health and health equity are now common terms and no longer need to be defined and explained to people on the escalators. Our two presentations (How racism affects […]
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