Environmental health : from global to local / edited by Howard Frumkin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents Intro
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Dedication
Tables, Figures, Text Boxes, and Tox Boxes
The Editor
The Contributors
Acknowledgments
Potential Conflicts of Interest in Environmental Health: From Global to Local
References
Part 1: Methods and Paradigms
Chapter 1: Introduction to Environmental Health
What Is Environmental Health?
The Evolution of Environmental Health
Spatial Scales, from Global to Local
The Forces that Drive Environmental Health
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
References
For Further Information Chapter 2: Ecology and Ecosystems as Foundational for Health
Environment as Ecology: Ecology as the Study of Our Home
Population Ecology
Community Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
Systems Thinking: From Ecology to Human Health
Features of Our Home: Ecological Characteristics as Foundational for Health
Toward Ecological Approaches to Health and Home
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
References
For Further Information
Chapter 3: Sustainability and Health
Historical Considerations of Sustainability
Sustainable Human Well-Being and the Three-Legged Stool Drivers of Nonsustainability, Limits to Growth, and Collapse
What Should Concern Us More: Population Growth Or Consumerism?
Limits to Growth
Human Societal Collapse? Prevention Through Systems Thinking and Early Action
The Importance of Scale
The Way Forward
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
References
For Further Information
Chapter 4: Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
A Primer on Epidemiology
Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
Epidemiology and Risk Assessment
Future Directions
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions From Regulatory Toxicology to Public Health Policy
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
References
For Further Information
Chapter 7: Genes, Genomics, and Environmental Health
Fundamental Concepts of Genetics and Genomics
Approaches for Identifying Gene-Environment Interactions
Examples of Gene-Environment Interactions in the Real World
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
References
For Further Information
Chapter 8: Exposure Science, Industrial Hygiene, and Exposure Assessment
Anticipation, Recognition, Evaluation, and Control

"The bestselling environmental health text, with all new coverage of key topics Environmental Health: From Global to Local is a comprehensive introduction to the subject, and a contemporary, authoritative text for students of public health, environmental health, preventive medicine, community health, and environmental studies. Edited by the former director of the CDC's National Center for Environmental Health and current dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Washington, this book provides a multi-faceted view of the topic, and how it affects different regions, populations, and professions. In addition to traditional environmental health topics--air, water, chemical toxins, radiation, pest control--it offers remarkably broad, cross-cutting coverage, including such topics as building design, urban and regional planning, energy, transportation, disaster preparedness and response, climate change, and environmental psychology. This new third edition maintains its strong grounding in evidence, and has been revised for greater readability, with new coverage of ecology, sustainability, and vulnerable populations, with integrated coverage of policy issues, and with a more global focus. Environmental health is a critically important topic, and it reaches into fields as diverse as communications, technology, regulatory policy, medicine, and law. This book is a well-rounded guide that addresses the field's most pressing concerns, with a practical bent that takes the material beyond theory. Explore the cross-discipline manifestations of environmental health Understand the global ramifications of population and climate change Learn how environmental issues affect health and well-being closer to home Discover how different fields incorporate environmental health perspectives The first law of ecology reminds is that 'everything is connected to everything else.' Each piece of the system affects the whole, and the whole must sustain us all for the long term. Environmental Health lays out the facts, makes the connections, and demonstrates the importance of these crucial issues to human health and well-being, both on a global scale, and in our homes, workplaces, and neighborhoods"--Provided by publisher.

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