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December 2022
Global Environmental Health Newsletter
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GEH at NIEHS Updates from the GEH Program

Voices From the Field: Studying a Plastic Waste Crisis Through an Anthropological Lens

Anthropologist Mayarí Hengstermann, Ph.D., shares her experiences with communities in the mountainous region of Santa María Xalapán, Guatemala, where she explores strategies to reduce burning of plastic waste.

Mayari Hengstermann at a local shop in Santa María Xalapán
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The NIEHS identifies Global Environmental Health (GEH) as a part of its strategic themes, recognizing that because environmental health problems cross national boundaries, conducting studies around the world benefits not just those in areas being studied, but all people who suffer from the same or related environmental health problems.