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Exploring relationships among stream health, human well-being, and …
Exploring relationships among stream health, human well-being, and
demographics in Virginia, USA
Problem :question:
Environment :left_right_arrow: human factors
Stream health
human well-being
Health :female-doctor::skin-tone-2:
Safety
Happiness :<3:
demographics
Race
Density
Age
Causation or Correlation?
Linkage often assumed
Reason for environmental protection
Needs more research
Overview
General trends
Large Scale
Global Issues :earth_americas:
Environmental Health and Biodiversity
Climate Change
Pollutants and Toxins :radioactive_sign:
Kill aquatic life
Cause health problems
Non-potable water
Stream size and shape
Mental and Physical Health
Does healthy environment help?
More outdoor spaces :evergreen_tree:
Low Income Housing
Environmental justice
Negative health effects
Perpetuate inequalities
Systematic Racism/Classism
Discrimination
Cyclical
Poor living conditions
No greenery
Unhealthy
Environmental hazard risks
Underfunded
Methods :spiral_note_pad:
Data Sets
Public
Stream Health
Stream Condition Index
Number 0-100
higher = healthier
Fish Consumption Advisory
Healthy stream :arrow_right: healthy fish
higher = unhealthy
Human Well-Being Index
Mortality Rate
Personal Safety
Community Engagment
Demographics :person_with_pouting_face::skin-tone-5: :person_with_blond_hair::skin-tone-2: :person_frowning::skin-tone-4:
Population Density
Percentage White
Percentage Foreign-Born
Median Age
Percent Black
Percent Hispanic/Latinx
Stream health = environmental health
VA has economic diversity
Appalachia region
DC region
Location measured by county
Not watershed
Averaged stream scores
Temporal Range = Decade
2006-2015
Enough quality data
Solutions/Findings :bulb:
Stream Health Better
White areas
Biggest factor
Mountainous
Less diversity
Lower population density
Higher Median Income
Stream Health Worse
Areas with more violence
Food Insecurity
Higher Infant Mortality
Correlation, not causation
New Challenges :arrow_right::mountain::checkered_flag::
Prove Causeation
More specific studies
In areas with correlation
Race and EH
Mortality and stream contaminants
Hard to measure
Many factors
Qualitative Comparison
Environmental Policy Changes
Lead to better HWB?
Additional Study Needed
