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Scenario

Why environmental racism gets medicalized as personal problems

My son's asthma got worse after they built the highway expansion, but the doctor keeps asking about our family history instead of our zip code.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Healthcare systems individualize symptoms of structural environmental injustice.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Environmental justice — who bears the burden?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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