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UNINA9910778557303321 |
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Gecan Michael |
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After America's midlife crisis / / Michael Gecan |
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Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009 |
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0-262-25821-8 |
1-282-69447-2 |
9786612694479 |
0-262-25879-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Social capital (Sociology) - United States |
Social institutions - United States |
Education, Urban - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A longtime community organizer outlines a way to reverse the fifty-year decline in social mobility and economic progress. |
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UNINA9910694485003321 |
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Titolo |
Children's health and the environment in North America : a first report on available indicators and measures / / prepared by: Secretariat, Commission for Environmental Cooperation, in collaboration with: International Joint Commission, Health Professionals Task Force ... [et al.] |
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Montreal, Quebec, : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, c2006 |
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Montréal, Québec : , : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, , [2006] |
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©2006 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 electronic text (xxiii, 118 p.) : ill., digital file |
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Environmentally induced diseases in children - North America |
Children and the environment - North America |
Children - Health risk assessment - North America |
Children - Health and hygiene - North America |
Health status indicators - North America |
Health Status Indicators |
Environment - North America |
Environmental Monitoring - North America |
Environmental Health - North America |
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Maladies de l'environnement chez l'enfant - Amérique du Nord |
Enfants - Risques pour la santé - Amérique du Nord |
Enfants - Santé et hygiène - Amérique du Nord |
Hygiène du milieu - Amérique du Nord |
Pollution - Amérique du Nord |
Environnement - Surveillance - Amérique du Nord |
Indicateurs de l'état sanitaire - Amérique du Nord |
Environnement - Amérique du Nord |
Surveillance de l'environnement - Amérique du Nord |
Santé environnementale - Amérique du Nord |
Enfant |
Air pollution |
Asthma |
Bronchitis |
Disease |
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Drinking water |
Giardiasis |
Health |
Indoor air quality |
Particulates |
Passive smoking |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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"January 2006". |
Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library, Documents collection, Canadian health research collection, and Canadian public policy collection. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-106). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface -- Executive summary -- 1.0. An overview of the Children's Health and the Environment Indicators Initiative. 1.1. Children's health and the environment; 1.2. The need for North American indicators of children's health and the environment; 1.3. Who will use this report; 1.4. Selecting the indicators for this report; 1.5. A common approach to indicator development; 1.6. The first North American report -- 2.0. An introduction to the participating countries. 2.1. Population data and birth rates; 2.2. Child mortality and morbidity; 2.3. Immunization rates as an indicator of availability of public health services; 2.4. Socioeconomic determinants of health -- 3.0. Asthma and respiratory disease. 3.1. Outdoor air pollution; 3.2. Indoor air pollution; 3.3. Asthma -- 4.0. Lead and other chemicals, including pesticides. 4.1. Blood lead levels; 4.2. Lead in the home; 4.3. Industrial releases of lead; 4.4. Industrial releases of selected chemicals; 4.5. Pesticides -- 5.0. Waterborne diseases. 5.1. Drinking water; 5.2. Sanitation; 5.3. Waterborne diseases -- 6.0. Lessons learned and actions needed -- List of figures and charts -- List of abbreviations -- Glossary -- References -- Appendix 1: Council resolution 02-06 -- Appendix 2: Overview of recommended indicators from the CEC Council -- Appendix 3: Council resolution 03-10 -- Appendix 4: Members of the Steering Group for the Development of Indicators of Children's Health and the Environment in North America -- Appendix 5: Expert review panel -- Appendix 6: 153 matched chemicals. |
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