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Claire Baxter

A public health educator for 17 years, Claire Baxter, CHES, designs community wellness initiatives for a municipal health department. She earlier coordinated youth health fairs and outreach programs for regional non-profit groups. Baxter earned her bachelor’s degree in public health and focuses her daily efforts on preventive education and local neighborhood outreach.

What Happens to Your Body If You Don’t Go Outside?
Areas of Environmental Health That Impact Your Community
Green Gentrification: Effects on Community Health and Ecosystems
What Are Endocrine Disruptors and How Do They Work?
What Are Environmental Toxins? Types, Sources, and Effects
Why Is Smog Harmful to Human Health and the Environment?
What Is the Physical Environment and Why Does It Matter?
What Causes Noise Pollution? Sources & Health Effects
What Is One Health: Humans, Animals, and Ecosystems
How Does Land Pollution Affect Human Health?
What Are the 5 Types of Environmental Hazards?
Why Preventing Pollution at Its Source Minimizes Risk
What Are Aerosols? Their Sources, Effects, and Health Impacts
What Happens to Your Body If You Never Go Outside?
Is Living in a City Bad for Your Health?
Is Not Going Outside Bad for You?
How Does Surface Mining Impact Human Health?
How Does Medical Waste Affect the Environment?
What Causes Population Growth to Slow Down?
How Does Ecology Help to Improve Human Health?
Can We and Should We Get Rid of Mosquitoes?
What Is the Link Between DDT and Birth Defects?
Urban Air Pollution: Its Causes and Health Impacts
Artificial Light at Night: Effects on Health and the Planet
What Are Extrinsic Factors and How Do They Affect Health?