A Social Vulnerability Framework to Identify and Assist With Environmental Injustice

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¹ Erica Adams Lehnert is with the Geospatial Research, Analysis, and Services Program, Office of Innovation and Analytics, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Note. The conclusions of this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of the ATSDR or CDC.

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Erica Adams Lehnert. Am J Public Health. 2022 Aug.

. 2022 Aug;112(8):1089-1091.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.306947. Epub 2022 Jun 23.

¹ Erica Adams Lehnert is with the Geospatial Research, Analysis, and Services Program, Office of Innovation and Analytics, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Note. The conclusions of this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of the ATSDR or CDC.

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