The meaning of health among mid-Appalachian women within the context of the environment

Resick, Lenore K.; Knestrick, Joyce; Counts, Mona M.; Pizzuto, Lindsay K.

doi:10.1007/s13412-013-0119-y

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“…The people of Wyoming County are experiencing countywide industrialization from UOGD. Like other UOGD Pennsylvania communities (Perry, 2013;Resick et al, 2013), participants described the impact of UOGD in terms of their changing community related to air and water quality and feeling powerless which contributed to feelings of stress. No formal mechanisms to register health complaints related to UOGD existed at the time of this study (Colaneri, 2014); however, some participants in this study reported health symptoms that have been noted in the UOGD literature (Steinzor et al, 2013).…”

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Health Concerns of Northeastern Pennsylvania Residents Living in an Unconventional Oil and Gas Development County

McDermott-Levy

García

2016

Public Health Nursing

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Health Concerns of Northeastern Pennsylvania Residents Living in an Unconventional Oil and Gas Development County

McDermott-Levy

García

2016

Public Health Nursing

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“…Flaring and venting of gas from shale gas wells is a cause of concern and stress for local communities. Monitoring programmes in the US report local residents suffering from headaches, nosebleeds and respiratory problems (see Resick et al 2013). Venting can take place for a short period and is difficult for a national agency to monitor immediately.…”

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Questioning the local: environmental regulation, shale gas extraction, and the politics of scale

Beebeejaun

2019

Local Environment

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The exploration and potential extraction of shale gasbetter known as frackinghas emerged as one of the most contentious dimensions to local environmental politics in the UK. Local residents and environmental activists have raised concerns about health, noise, ground water contamination, seismicity, environmental amenity, and other impacts of the industry on communities. Despite the complexities of shale gas extraction, an emphasis on the local has shaped key dimensions of the debate around the appropriate location for well pads to the relative exclusion of other issues. This paper draws on fieldwork in Lancashire, UK, to reflect on the political construction of scale in order to explore how an emphasis on "the local" can restrict political debate over shale gas to narrow concerns with land-use planning thereby obviating a fuller engagement with wider questions concerning risk, energy policy, and climate change. It is concluded that a more nuanced conception of scale is necessary for understanding how concerns with shale gas are diminished rather than strengthened through the current planning policy and regulatory regime operating in the UK. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…Understanding patterns of land-use, particularly landuse visible or in close proximity to human populations, is critical in understanding not only human health risks, but also community perceptions of risk and well-being. A recent focus group study of Appalachian women found that those who lived closest to new natural gas extraction wells reported greater feelings of powerlessness and attributed increased community illness to the industry's presence, while those who lived farther away did not believe the wells were responsible for poor health outcomes [106]. These links between awareness of landscape changes and perceived links to health are critical to recognize in working with Appalachian residents, and community concerns are reflected by the numerous water quality perception studies surrounding coal mining discussed previously.…”

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Environmental health disparities in the Central Appalachian region of the United States

Krometis

Gohlke

Kolivras

et al. 2017

Reviews on Environmental Health

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AbstractHealth disparities that cannot be fully explained by socio-behavioral factors persist in the Central Appalachian region of the United States. A review of available studies of environmental impacts on Appalachian health and analysis of recent public data indicates that while disparities exist, most studies of local environmental quality focus on the preservation of nonhuman biodiversity rather than on effects on human health. The limited public health studies available focus primarily on the impacts of coal mining and do not measure personal exposure, constraining the ability to identify causal relationships between environmental conditions and public health. Future efforts must engage community members in examining all potential sources of environmental health disparities to identify effective potential interventions.

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The meaning of health among mid-Appalachian women within the context of the environment

Cited by 13 publications

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Health Concerns of Northeastern Pennsylvania Residents Living in an Unconventional Oil and Gas Development County

Health Concerns of Northeastern Pennsylvania Residents Living in an Unconventional Oil and Gas Development County

Questioning the local: environmental regulation, shale gas extraction, and the politics of scale

Environmental health disparities in the Central Appalachian region of the United States

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