A single mom of three lives in an urban area in south Los Angeles. She works as a cook in a fast-food restaurant and uses public transportation to go back and forth from work. The area where she lives does not have sidewalks or nearby parks and is generally not safe at night. What health vulnerabilities and health disparities will she and her children be exposed to? How can the environmental exposure of these vulnerabilities be improved?

A single mom of three lives in an urban area in south Los Angeles. She works as a cook in a fast-food restaurant and uses public transportation to go back and forth from work. The area where she lives does not have sidewalks or nearby parks and is generally not safe at night. What health vulnerabilities and health disparities will she and her children be exposed to? How can the environmental exposure of these vulnerabilities be improved?

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