Racial and Gender Diversity Among Students and Faculty in EHAC-Accredited Environmental Health Sciences Programs: Trend Analysis from 2009 to 2021.
Diversity in the environmental health sciences (EHS) workforce is crucial in providing culturally sensitive services to diverse communities. This may be influenced by academic faculty training a diverse student body in the field of environmental health. This study aimed to characterize the diversity...
| Publicado en: | Environmental Health Insights pp. 1 - 19 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
7/22/2022
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