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Mapping Environmental Justice In Jacksonville, Erin Delgrosso Apr 2021

Mapping Environmental Justice In Jacksonville, Erin Delgrosso

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Honorable Mention Winner

Environmental Center Leadership Program Project

The project is a digitally interactive map of environmental justice in Jacksonville. Environmental justice looks at vulnerable communities and how they have been impacted by environmental conditions. The map is to be used as a tool to visually display where environmental justice has occurred, who is affected, and which issues have been solved. It consolidates 19 case studies gathered from lawsuits, protests, citizen complaints, cleanups, restoration projects, and more. Map components include: case study title, location, timeline, environmental justice pillar, type of issue, summary, and links to references. Each case study has …


Dental Disparities: A Quantitative & Regional Analysis Of Male Oral Health In The United States, Hannah Merritt, Gordon Rakita Apr 2021

Dental Disparities: A Quantitative & Regional Analysis Of Male Oral Health In The United States, Hannah Merritt, Gordon Rakita

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Project of Merit Winner

Multiple factors contribute to the oral health of male individuals in the United States, including economic, regional, and gender disparities. My study compares health care coverage and poverty rates to indicators of oral health status and dental care access such as percentage of tooth lost, number of dental visits, and oral health services at federally qualified health centers. This oral health data is drawn from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention across all fifty states in the year 2018 and from the United States Census. By examining this data, I will be able to answer …