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Benjamin Hoang Biographical Profile: UCI EcoGovLab Internship Program Azusa 2023

Benjamin Hoang talks about her academic and career interests, where she sees herself in 2050, her interest in environmental issues.

Project: Environmental Injustice in South Korea

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Epidemiology of Ebola Virus Disease Transmission among Health Care Workers

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Where is this study published? Give a brief description of the journal, including what types of studies and topics they usually publish and how the publication is regarded among health professionals.

The study was published in BMC Infectious Diseases, a peer-reviewed journal on the prevention, diagnoisis, and management of infectious disease. The journal seems to be genrally well respected.

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9/11 Health & Compensation Act

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How does the policy address matters of public health?

Following the attacks on 9/11/2001, a number of health issues arose in the population of residents and workers present. Dust and other toxins inhaled from the rubble created a number of respiratory issues. The need for monitoring of these, and other, health conditions is what lead to the need for such a policy. Without the policy in place, victims would need to fund their own healthcare, and with the large number of affected people, the price would be more or less ridiculous to force on people.