Health and the environment in the southeastern United States / / Howard Frumkin, Richard J. Jackson, and Christine M. Coussens, editors ; Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 66 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 616.98
• Soggetto topico: Environmental health - Southern States; Environmentally induced diseases - Southern States; Environmental health; Environmental Health; Environment
• Soggetto geografico: Southeastern United States
• Altri autori: FrumkinHoward JacksonRichard <1945-> CoussensChristine
• Note generali: "Regional workshop, Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment in the Southeastern United States, was held in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2001"--Pref.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 48-52).
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Perspective on Environmental Health -- 2 Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment -- 3 Environmental Health: A Fifty-Year Perspective -- 4 Human Health and the Natural Environment -- 5 Human Health and the Built Environment -- 6 Human Health and the Social Environment -- References -- Appendix A Agenda -- Appendix B Speakers and Panelists -- Appendix C Meeting Participants
• Sommario/riassunto: The purpose of this regional workshop in the Southeast was to broaden the environmental health perspective from its typical focus on environmental toxicology to a view that included the impact of the natural, built, and social environments on human health. Early in the planning, Roundtable members realized that the process of engaging speakers and developing an agenda for the workshop would be nearly as instructive as the workshop itself. In their efforts to encourage a wide scope of participation, Roundtable members sought input from individuals from a broad range of diverse fields-urban planners, transportation engineers, landscape architects, developers, clergy, local elected officials, heads of industry, and others. This workshop summary captures the discussions that occurred during the two-day meeting. During this workshop, four main themes were explored: (1) environmental and individual health are intrinsically intertwined; (2) traditional methods of ensuring environmental health protection, such as regulations, should be balanced by more cooperative approaches to problem solving; (3) environmental health efforts should be holistic and interdisciplinary; and (4) technological advances, along with coordinated action across educational, business, social, and political spheres, offer great hope for protecting environmental health. This workshop report is an informational document that provides a summary of the regional meeting.
• Titolo autorizzato: Health and the environment in the southeastern United States
• ISBN: 9786610209224; 9780309168908; 0309168902; 9781280209222; 1280209224; 9780309503440; 0309503442
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910973563203321
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