Lack of basic amenities: indicators of health disparities in low-income minority communities and tribal areas
Wilson, O.
North Carolina Medical Journal 72(2): 145-148
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2559 PMID: 21721503 Document Number: 653029
North Carolina has numerous low-income minority communities and tribal areas where basic public health amenities are lacking. Disparities in clean air, safe drinking water, and toxin-free soil create human exposures that result in poor health, depressed property value, and more contaminated environments than are present in higher income communities.
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