Environmental Health : From Global to Local

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910795812503321
• Autore: Frumkin Howard
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 9781118988060; 9781118984765
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1287 pages)
• Collana: Public Health/Environmental Health Ser.
• Disciplina: 616.9/8
• Soggetti: Environmental health; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- References -- For Further Information.; Chapter 5: Geospatial Data for Environmental Health -- Components of Georeferenced Data -- Basic GIS Operations -- Mapping and Spatial Analysis of Exposure -- Mapping and Spatial Analysis of Disease Risk -- What Makes Good Maps of Good Data? -- What Can We Do with GIS? -- Are There Any Limitations? -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Chapter 6: Toxicology -- Introduction to Toxicology -- Toxicology and Environmental Public Health -- Toxicant Classifications -- Testing Compounds for Toxicity -- 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 -- Exposure Science -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Chapter 9: Environmental Psychology -- Environmental Psychology and Toxicology -- Environmental Psychology Processes -- So What? Interventions That Work -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Chapter 10: Environmental Health Ethics -- Defining Ethics and Morals -- The Modern Philosophical Background -- Professionalism -- Expanding Horizons and Challenges -- Implications for Professional Ethics -- Concluding Discussion -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Chapter 11: Environmental Justice and Vulnerable Populations.; The Roots of Environmental Justice -- Elements of Environmental Justice -- From Research to Action on Environmental Justice -- Social Inequality and Environmental Quality -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Part 2: Environmental Health on the Global Scale -- Chapter 12: Climate Change and Human Health -- Greenhouse Gases -- A Warming Earth: From Past to Future -- Earth System Changes -- Food and Malnutrition -- Weather Extremes and Disasters -- Air Pollution -- Infectious Diseases -- Mental Health Effects -- The Public Health Response to Climate Change -- Climate Change as a Public Issue -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Part 3: Environmental Health on the Regional Scale -- Chapter 13: Air Pollution -- History of Air Pollution -- Types of Ambient Air Pollution -- Studies of Air Pollution and Health -- Sources and Effects of Outdoor Pollutants -- Air Pollution Prevention and Control -- Larger Effects of Regional Air Pollution -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Chapter 14: Energy and Human Health -- Household Energy -- Fossil Fuels -- Nuclear Energy -- Renewable Sources of Energy -- Energy Conservation and Efficiency -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Chapter 15: Healthy Communities -- The History of ; Cities -- Poverty and Industrialization in Cities -- The Modern Metropolis: Consumption and Urban Sprawl -- Community Design and Health -- Cities as Healthy Human Habitats -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Chapter 16: Water and Health -- The Role of Water in Life -- Regulatory Framework -- Risk Characterization for Water Contaminants -- Emerging Issues -- Summary -- Key Terms.; Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Part 4: Environmental Health on the Local Scale -- Chapter 17: Solid and Hazardous Waste -- Solid Waste -- Solid Waste Management Strategies -- Primary Prevention of Waste -- Waste Treatment and Disposal -- Health Concerns -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Chapter 18: Pest Control and Pesticides -- Insect Pests -- Vertebrate Pests -- Pesticides -- Integrated Pest Management -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Chapter 19: Food Systems, the Environment, and Public Health -- What Is the Food System? -- Food Production: Industrial Agriculture -- Industrial Food Animal Production -- Sustainable Agriculture -- Food Consumption and Food Environments -- Food Safety and Environmental Health: A Systems Perspective -- Making Change: Food System Policy -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Chapter 20: Buildings and Health -- The Range of Buildings -- Key Elements of a Healthy Building -- Toward Safe, Healthy Buildings -- Architecture, Environment, and Human Health -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Chapter 21: Work, Health, and Well-Being -- The Interaction of Work and Health -- Protecting Safety and Health on the Job -- Workers' Compensation -- Sustainability -- Globalization -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Chapter 22: Radiation -- Nonionizing Radiations -- Ionizing Radiation: The Basics -- Sources of Ionizing Radiation Exposure -- Cellular and Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation -- Human Health Effects of Ionizing Radiation -- Radiation Protection -- Assessing Radiation Risks -- Summary -- Key Terms.; Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Chapter 23: Injuries -- Injury Prevention and Control -- Policy for Injury Prevention and Control -- Injury Prevention in Practice -- Injury Control in Special Settings -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Chapter 24: Environmental Disasters -- Scope of the Problem -- The Public Health Consequences of Environmental Disasters -- Disaster Risk and Its Determinants -- Managing Disaster Risk -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Chapter 25: Nature Contact -- The Links Between Nature and Human Health -- Domains of Nature Contact -- The Greening of Environmental Health -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- PART 5: The Practice of Environmental Health -- Chapter 26: Environmental Public Health: From Theory to Practice -- Concepts of Environmental Health Prevention -- Principles of Prevention in Environmental Public Health -- Core Functions of Environmental Public Health -- Environmental Public Health Systems -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Chapter 27: Risk Assessment in Environmental Health -- History -- Risk Assessment -- Risk Management and Communication -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Chapter 28: Communicating Environmental Health -- Communication, ; Social Marketing, and Environmental Health -- Environmental Risk Communication -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Discussion Questions -- References -- For Further Information -- Index -- End User License Agreement.