Environmental Health
from Global to Local
2nd Edition
Published on 19. February 2010
Book
Hardback
1280 pages
978-0-470-40487-4 (ISBN)
Description
Environmental and Occupational Health is a foundation of every public health degree program in the United States. Providing a comprehensive core text on environmental health for both students and practitioners, Environmental Health, Second Edition covers the major issues in the field, including air, surface water, and ground water contamination, food safety, occupational health, radiation, chemical and physical hazards, vector control, and injuries. Thoroughly updated throughout, this second edition of the best-selling and highly respected text takes an "evidence-based" approach, providing a strong foundation for students preparing for careers in academic practice.
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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 43 mm
Weight
1822 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-40487-4 (9780470404874)
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Person
Howard Frumkin, MD, DrPH, is director of the National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Formerly he was professor and chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University and professor of medicine at Emory Medical School in Atlanta.
Content
Tables, Figures, and Exhibits. The Editor. The Contributors. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Howard Frumkin PART ONE: METHODS AND PARADIGMS. 1. Ecology and Human Health (Bruce Wilcox and Holly Jessop). 2. Toxicology (Jason R. Richardson and Gary W. Miller). 3. Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (Kyle Steenland and Christine Moe). 4. Exposure Assessment, Industrial Hygiene, and Environmental Management (P. Barry Ryan). 5. Environmental Psychology (Daniel Stokols and Chip Clitheroe). 6. Genetics and Environmental Health (Samuel H. Wilson and William A. Suk). 7. Environmental Health Ethics (Andrew Jameton). 8. Environmental Justice (Charles Lee). PART TWO: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ON THE GLOBAL SCALE. 9. Population Pressure (Don Hinrichsen). 10. Climate Change (Jonathan A. Patz). 11. Developing Nations (Jerome Nriagu, Jaymie Meliker, and Markey Johnson). PART THREE: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ON THE REGIONAL SCALE. 12. Air Pollution (Michelle L. Bell and Jonathan M. Samet). 13. Energy Production (Jeremy J. Hess). 14. Healthy Cities (Sarah K. Heaton, John M. Balbus, James W. Keck, and Andrew L. Dannenberg). 15. Water and Health (Timothy Ford). PART FOUR: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ON THE LOCAL SCALE. 16. Solid and Hazardous Waste (Sven Rodenbeck, Kenneth Orloff, and Henry Falk). 17. Pest Control and Pesticides (Mark G. Robson, George C. Hamilton, and Wattasit Siriwong). 18. Food Safety (David McSwane). 19. Healthy Buildings (Howard Frumkin). 20. Workplace Health and Safety (Melissa Perry and Howard Hu). 21. Radiation (Arthur C. Upton). 22. Injuries (Jeremy J. Hess and Junaid A. Razzak). 23. Disaster Preparedness (Mark E. Keim). 24. Nature Contact: A Health Benefit (Howard Frumkin)? 25. Children (Maida P. Galvez, Joel Forman, and Philip J. Landrigan). PART FIVE: THE PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 26. Practicing Prevention in Environmental Health (Lynn R. Goldman). 27. Environmental Health Practice (Sarah Kotchian and Robert J. Laumbach). 28. Geographic Information Systems (Lance A. Waller). 29. Risk Assessment (Scott Bartell). 30. Environmental Health Policy (A. Stanley Meiburg). 31. Risk Communication (Vincent T. Covello). 32. Legal Remedies (Douglas A. Henderson). Index.