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Local health departments are buidling power for health equity
After years of struggling to close health disparities, a new movement has taken root: local health departments are using a set of strategic practices to confront power imbalances and forms of oppression at the root of health inequities, change the conversation about what created health equity, develop leadership and support ...
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Federal, State and Local Wildfire and Wood Smoke Resources
Each year, wildfires burn as many as 7 million acres of federal, state, tribal and private land. Smoke from these fires, particularly the fine particles released during combustion, can cause serious health problems. To protect the public from this threat, air pollution control, public health, and other federal, state and local ...
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Protecting Your Health During Fires and On Smoky Days
In healthy people, symptoms of smoke exposure usually include irritation of eyes, nose and throat or breathing discomfort. More severe symptoms may include chest tightness, wheezing, shortness of breath, and coughing. Prolonged exposure to smoke of all kinds is harmful to people of all ages. Like cigarette smoke, smoke from fires can ...