Environmental Health and Awareness of Near Southside Milwaukee Residents1995, Longoria, Thomas and Olmeda Varela Urban Research Center. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
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This report summarizes the Environmental Health Survey (EHS), which was created as a part of the Environmental Health Education Project at the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center (SSCHC). It gathered information on demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the neighborhood surrounding SSCHC and environmental awareness issues. It surveyed more than 500 residents and showed that there is a general lack of awareness about environmental hazards and the health effects assocaited with them. |