(from the Sept 2021 ACP Internist)
By Charlotte Huff
Medical groups are increasingly addressing the relationship between the climate and health, and how predominantly lower-income, Black, or Hispanic/Latino communities have taken the brunt of pollution's impact.
For decades, research has shown that air pollution poses risk for respiratory and cardiovascular health, and particularly for older and other vulnerable populations.
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