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Environmental Health Howard Frumkin, MD, MPH, PhD

Environmental Health By Howard Frumkin, MD, MPH, PhD

Environmental Health by Howard Frumkin, MD, MPH, PhD


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Environmental and Occupational Health is a foundation of every public health degree program in the United States.

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Environmental Health: from Global to Local by Howard Frumkin, MD, MPH, PhD

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.

About Howard Frumkin, MD, MPH, PhD

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.

Table of Contents

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.

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CIN0470404876G
9780470404874
0470404876
Environmental Health: from Global to Local by Howard Frumkin, MD, MPH, PhD
Used - Good
Hardback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
20100219
1280
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