The term, physical environments, refers to the physical properties of environments, including housing conditions and quality and exposure to toxins and pollutants in air, land, or water. The articles in this section focus on physical environments with direct effects on health. Poor physical housing conditions, for example, are associated with a variety of illnesses and injuries. Exposure to environmental toxins can also cause illness, and there is evidence that communities of color are disproportionately exposed to such toxins.
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