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For this discussion you will look at a community in Boston that is classified as an environmental justice neighborhood

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For this discussion you will look at a community in Boston that is classified as an environmental justice neighborhood. 1. Go to this website and read up about environmental justice communities. Make sure you know what three things in Boston leads to a classification of an environmental justice neighborhood. https://www.mass.gov/info-details/environmental-justice-communities-in-massachusetts#what-is-an-environmental-justice-community?- 2. One of the communities in Boston that is classified as an environmental justice neighborhood is Chelsea. Go to this page and look up Chelsea - see how it compares to other neighborhoods and why it is considered an environmental justice neighborhood. https://www.mass.gov/doc/ej2010communitystatisticspdf/download 3. Now go to the site of this organization that does work in Chelsea to bring about change. https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=1e6d2b3649964268818d5ffd79550397 Read through the story map on the left hand side. Please do not just skim through here but read about the six different "stories". Discuss For your first substantial post, select one of the six stories about the work that GreenRoots is doing. Comment on the environmental issues described and how they affect wellness in the community. Remember that wellness is physical, mental and social.