Public Health and the Environment : Uncovering Key Social, Ecological, and Economic Connections /
Edna L. Negrón Martínez, EdD, MS.
- xix, 250 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography: pages 213-250.
Chapter 1. Landmarks in the relationship between health and the environment -- Chapter 2. Ecological and health effects pollution --- Chapter 3. Science and education research in environmental health -- Chapter 4. Building capacity for workforce development -- Chapter 5. Health in the context of cities and the urban environment -- Chapter 6. Shaping social, environmental, and economic determinants of health -- Chapter 7. A vision of sustainability and beyond: for a healthier and more prosperous humanity -- References.
"This book aims to be comprehensive of the key connections between environment and public health by addressing the core curriculum of multi-disciplinary areas-as urban design, energy, housing, and economy-as well as in the health system itself. It emphasizes the social factors that have brought the global environment to its current state including climate change, growing diseases incidence, demographic displacements, and increases in urban population. It also includes relevant toools and indicators that can help the reader understand the impacts of individual and collective actions; hoping to encourage pro-active behaviors that would lead to near-by solutions. The approach is academic; including primary and secondary literature findings of books, case studies, evidence-based journals, and comparative governmental data, through the seven chapters. It is designed for students in environmental and public health sciences, as well as medical, allied health professions, and social scientists."--Back cover.
9781732975491 1732975493
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Public health--Environmental aspects. Public health--Social aspects. Public health--Economic aspects. Environmental health. Climatic changes--Health aspects. Environmentally induced diseases. Urban health.