{"id":42,"date":"2014-09-17T23:30:37","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T23:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2022-12-15T22:10:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T22:10:14","slug":"health-and-environmental-journalism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/fall-2014\/health-and-environmental-journalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Health and Environmental Journalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-42\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-42-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-42-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-42-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_mh_slider_hp mh_slider_hp panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" >        <div id=\"slider-2286\" class=\"flexslider\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"slide-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/2023\/01\/the-silent-minority\/\" 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data-index=\"2\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><a class=\"rsswidget rss-widget-feed\" href=\"http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/category\/health-and-environmental-journalism\/feed\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rss-widget-icon\" style=\"border:0\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" src=\"http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/wp-includes\/images\/rss.png\" alt=\"RSS\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"rsswidget rss-widget-title\" href=\"http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\">The latest news from the Health and Environmental Journalism team<\/a><\/h3><ul><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/snowball\/tcnj-call-prototype\/'>TCNJ CaLL Prototype<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">April 12, 2024<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\"><\/div> <cite>Tasnim Oyshi<\/cite><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/2023\/01\/the-silent-minority\/'>The Silent Minority<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">January 30, 2023<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">An unprecedented crisis is going to impact New Jersey\u2019s healthcare infrastructure in unforeseen ways, which concerns health experts such as Dr. Rebecca Jefferson, psychiatrist-turned-librarian. As temperatures soar through climate change and it becomes hotter and drier each year, the risk of heat-related hospitalizations for those with serious mental illness and developmental disorders increases. These groups [&hellip;]<\/div> <cite>Jose Flores<\/cite><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/2023\/01\/much-needed-self-reflection\/'>Much Needed Self-Reflection<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">January 30, 2023<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Urban Heat Islands are disproportionately impacting urban communities and creating drastic health consequences. The heat exerted from asphalt, sidewalks, and pavement is causing hospitalizations for heat strokes, dehydration, and most notably \u2013 severe burns. This has become a \u2018trend\u2019 all over the country and has been more prevalent in urban areas with more asphalt and [&hellip;]<\/div> <cite>Jose Flores<\/cite><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/snowball\/tcnj-heat-island-and-air-quality-project\/'>TCNJ Heat Island and Air Quality Project<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">January 18, 2023<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">These pages document a multidisciplinary collaborative effort to improve information gathering and communications related to urban heat islands.<\/div> <cite>kimpearson<\/cite><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/2022\/12\/the-2020-new-jersey-global-warming-response-act\/'>The 2020 New Jersey Global Warming Response Act<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">December 19, 2022<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">To best represent the events surrounding the New Jersey Global Warming Response Act, I have created a timeline to display the actions that took place to create the final product of the law. The timeline gives an overview of the effects global warming has had on New Jersey, the enactment of the 2007 New Jersey [&hellip;]<\/div> <cite>Brian Brown<\/cite><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/2022\/12\/the-continued-attempts-of-environmental-justice-in-new-jersey\/'>The Continued Attempts of Environmental Justice in New Jersey<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">December 18, 2022<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">In August 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed S232\/A2212, also known as the New Jersey Environmental Justice Law, which aims to address \u201cDisproportionate environmental and public health impacts of pollution on overburdened communities,\u201d (Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, 2018). This law aims to make it harder for polluting facilities to receive [&hellip;]<\/div> <cite>Lily Drennan<\/cite><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/2022\/12\/5-ways-young-adults-can-get-more-involved-with-environmental-justice-in-nj\/'>5 Ways Young Adults Can Get More Involved With Environmental Justice in NJ<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">December 17, 2022<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">What is your first thought when you think about Environmental Justice? Is it how the environment affects marginalized or overburdened communities? Is it how the environment is taking multiple hits from production and industry with little repercussions? Or is it simply, \u201cI have no idea what to think!\u201d Well if it\u2019s any one of those, [&hellip;]<\/div> <cite>Lily Drennan<\/cite><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/2022\/12\/how-climate-change-has-affected-agriculture-and-increased-food-insecurity-in-new-jersey\/'>How climate change has affected agriculture and increased food insecurity in New Jersey<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">December 16, 2022<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">How climate change has affected agriculture and increased food insecurity in New Jersey Olivia Bowman\u00a0 Final Portfolio, 2022 JPW: Health and Environmental Writing Professor Pearson Final Explanatory Story Climate change is affecting NJ\u2019s fruit production, and hurting farmers in the process The state of New Jersey is nicknamed the \u2018Garden State\u2019 for a reason. With [&hellip;]<\/div> <cite>Olivia Bowman<\/cite><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/2022\/12\/addressing-heat-related-climate-issues-what-can-trenton-do\/'>Addressing heat-related climate issues: what can Trenton do?<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">December 15, 2022<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Abhilasha Meshram has witnessed the widespread and debilitating effects that heat can have on those living in an urban center. As the Communications Team Lead for Sustainable Jersey City (SJC), Meshram has been involved in the organization\u2019s initiatives to understand the dangers that excessive heat presents to residents of the city. However, despite SJC\u2019s efforts [&hellip;]<\/div> <cite>Tristan Weisenbach<\/cite><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href='http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/2022\/12\/trentons-urban-heat-island-whats-causing-such-extreme-heat\/'>Trenton\u2019s urban heat island: what\u2019s causing such extreme heat?<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">December 15, 2022<\/span><div class=\"rssSummary\">Trenton is a bustling city at the heart of Mercer County, N.J., known for its lively music, fascinating historical landmarks and many locally owned businesses. Despite its uniqueness, Trenton has one thing in common with every other major city: heat. 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