tailieunhanh - Mom’s Clean Air Force: Why It Needs the Voices of African-American Mothers

Tham khảo tài liệu 'mom’s clean air force: why it needs the voices of african-american mothers', giáo dục - đào tạo, cao đẳng - đại học phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Child HEALTH TALK ỶO Ỳ BUO V F a 1 1 2011 Mom s Clean Air Force Why It Needs the Voices of African-American Mothers Children s Environmental Health Disparities Black and African American Children and Asthma Ộ Warning Your Baby Contains Toxic Chemicals Creating a Cleaner Greener Environment On the Ground MD Between The Covers Literature to Awaken Our Senses Tips For Urban Gardeners What s In Season for Fall Fall 2011 Recipe Orange Cranberry Muffins NATIONAL BLACK CHILD wv -IL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE INC. We share the SAME DREAMS STATE F A kN S THERE MJII E3Nt Fell I F I I I Illi H idrfi1 I . I As a annniunily its our job to support the dream OÍ education Cor aU State Farm encourages iipu to keep this dream alive. Child Health talk is sponsored by State Fann Prứviíling ữỉSurđntỂ tin J Hndncỉứl Services Mom s Clean Air Force Why It Needs the Voices of African-American Mothers By Gina Carroll If you knew that someone s actions threaten the lives of your children every single day would you be upset If you knew that someone was sacrificing the well-being of your children for their own profit would you put your butt-kicking boots on If your child was chronically ill because of someone s purposeful disregard would you be ready to act If so the Mom Clean Air Force wants you to know that African-American children have a 260 higher emergency room visit rate. 250 higher hospitalization rate. 500 higher death rate from asthma as compared with White children. Coal-fired power plants are major contributors to African-American diseases. The pollution that coal-fired power plants emit is a concern for the general population but it is a critical issue for African Americans because pollution impacts our children s health in profound ways Coal-fired power plants produce 386 000 tons of hazardous air pollutants per year. They emit 84 different hazardous air pollutants that cause asthma heart disease cancer and worsen sickle cell anemia and high blood .