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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823080703321

Autore

Ball D. J (David John)

Titolo

Environmental health policy / / David Ball

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : McGraw Hill/Open University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-281-12901-1

9786611129019

0-335-22949-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Collana

Understanding Public Health

Disciplina

362.1

Soggetti

Environmental health

Environmental health - Planning

Health risk assessment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Half Title; Understanding Public Health; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Overview of the book; Section 1 Introduction; Section 2 Assessing environmental health risks; Section 3 Rational action and environmental health policy; Section 4 Beyond the rational action approach; Section 5 Other approaches; Section 6 Making policy; Section 7 Initiatives - local to global; Glossary; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Provides self-directed learning covering the issues in public health affecting low, middle and high income countries. This book provides a window onto environmental policy and its formulation.