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    Gwai lives in a low-income neighborhood and works as a janitor, limiting his ability to move his family to a safer area. As a result, he and his family are exposed to environmental pollutants from a nearby factory that have negatively impacted his health. Residents of low-income neighborhoods generally have less access to resources that promote health, such as green spaces, healthy food options, and affordable healthcare. This chronic lack of access contributes to higher rates of diseases and health issues in these communities compared to wealthier areas. Environmental pollutants ingested in low-income neighborhoods have been linked to increased risks of conditions like non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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    Gwai lives in a low-income neighborhood and works as a janitor, limiting his ability to move his family to a safer area. As a result, he and his family are exposed to environmental pollutants from a nearby factory that have negatively impacted his health. Residents of low-income neighborhoods generally have less access to resources that promote health, such as green spaces, healthy food options, and affordable healthcare. This chronic lack of access contributes to higher rates of diseases and health issues in these communities compared to wealthier areas. Environmental pollutants ingested in low-income neighborhoods have been linked to increased risks of conditions like non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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    Gwai lives in a low-income neighborhood and works as a janitor, limiting his ability to move his family to a safer area. As a result, he and his family are exposed to environmental pollutants from a nearby factory that have negatively impacted his health. Residents of low-income neighborhoods generally have less access to resources that promote health, such as green spaces, healthy food options, and affordable healthcare. This chronic lack of access contributes to higher rates of diseases and health issues in these communities compared to wealthier areas. Environmental pollutants ingested in low-income neighborhoods have been linked to increased risks of conditions like non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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    Gwai lives in a low-income neighborhood and works as a janitor, limiting his ability to move his family to a safer area. As a result, he and his family are exposed to environmental pollutants from a nearby factory that have negatively impacted his health. Residents of low-income neighborhoods generally have less access to resources that promote health, such as green spaces, healthy food options, and affordable healthcare. This chronic lack of access contributes to higher rates of diseases and health issues in these communities compared to wealthier areas. Environmental pollutants ingested in low-income neighborhoods have been linked to increased risks of conditions like non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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    ● How do neighborhood conditions, his job and income situation and being an

    immigrant affect Gwai’s ability to keep his children out of harm’s way?
    ○ How might all of this affect Gwai’s stress level?
    ○ What options would make things better for Gwai’s family and
    others?
    ○ What health advantages do residents of wealthier
    neighborhoods have that are often lacking in neighborhoods
    like where Gwai lives?
    ○ Why do these differences exist?
    ● Provide evidence informed support
    Neighborhood conditions have a direct impact on a parent’s ability to keep their children out of
    harm's way. “Place matters because it determines what social, environment, physical, or
    chemical agents you might get exposed to” (Adelman, 2008). Gwai is at a disadvantage when it
    comes to finding a home in good neighborhood conditions. Since he works as a school janitor,
    his income is not sustainable for a home in a better area, while also supporting his family. In
    Gwai’s neighborhood, he is exposed to chemical pollutants from a factory that may have played
    a role in his health decline. “Things like quality, low cost housing, clean parks, safe streets,
    access to good food choices, and sidewalks promote health and wellbeing” (Adelman, 2008).
    When a family does not have access to these things, they are at a direct disadvantage. All of
    this has most likely negatively impacted Gwai’s stress level. These chronic stressors can
    present negatively in health side effects. Options such as low cost, safe housing, direct access
    to healthy food choices, and access to affordable healthcare would make things better for
    Gwai’s family and many others.

    There are many health advantages for residents of wealthier neighborhoods when compared to
    residents of low income neighborhoods. Neighborhoods, such as Gwai’s, experience much
    higher rates of obesity, hypertension, heart disease, low birth weight, and poverty. When living
    in a safer neighborhood, the risks for these things are not nearly as high. Almost all of the low-
    income communities are exposed to environmental hazards, which play a significant role in
    individual health. For example, the ingestion of environmental pollutants can contribute to non-
    alcoholic fatty liver disease (Dolce & Della Torre, 2023). With further research, we will learn
    more about health conditions that can develop from pollutants and better understand the risks
    these neighborhood residents are in.

    Adelman, L. (Director). (2008). Place matters [Film]. California Newsreel.

    Dolce, A., & Della Torre, S. (2023). Sex, Nutrition, and NAFLD: Relevance of Environmental
    Pollution. Nutrients, 15(10), 2335.
    https://doi-org.ezproxy3.library.arizona.edu/10.3390/nu15102335

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