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The meaning of health among mid-Appalachian women within the context of the environment

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  • Lenore Resick
  • Joyce Knestrick
  • Mona Counts
  • Lindsay Pizzuto

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As a first step toward researching health related to natural gas drilling, a qualitative approach was chosen to capture valuable insights into the emic view and to identify variables which may otherwise be overlooked or not considered when planning empirical studies. This phenomenological study sought to understand the meaning of health among women living in mid-Appalachia within the context of the environment. Women were interviewed using purposive sampling until no new information was gleaned from the data. Analysis of the data revealed an overarching theme of a sense of powerlessness over changes in the environment experienced by women living closest to the industrial sites. This perceived sense of powerlessness influenced the women's experience of health and affected their immediate living space. As extraction industries such as natural gas drilling increase their operations locally, regionally, and globally, environmental scientists and health care providers need to be aware of the potential health concerns among residents living near industrial sites Copyright AESS 2013

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  • Lenore Resick & Joyce Knestrick & Mona Counts & Lindsay Pizzuto, 2013. "The meaning of health among mid-Appalachian women within the context of the environment," Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Springer;Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences, vol. 3(3), pages 290-296, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:jenvss:v:3:y:2013:i:3:p:290-296
    DOI: 10.1007/s13412-013-0119-y
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    1. Beth Kinne & Michael Finewood & David Yoxtheimer, 2014. "Making critical connections through interdisciplinary analysis: exploring the impacts of Marcellus shale development," Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Springer;Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences, vol. 4(1), pages 1-6, March.
    2. Pouné Saberi & Kathleen Joy Propert & Martha Powers & Edward Emmett & Judith Green-McKenzie, 2014. "Field Survey of Health Perception and Complaints of Pennsylvania Residents in the Marcellus Shale Region," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-11, June.

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