Environmental Health: From Global to Local is a comprehensive introduction to environmental health. It provides an overview of methods and paradigms used in this exciting field, ranging from ecology to epidemiology, from toxicology to environmental psychology, from genetics to ethics to religion.

The authors survey the major issues in contemporary environmental health, ranging from global issues such as climate change and war to regional issues such as air, water, transportation, and energy to local issues such as food safety, pest control, and occupational health.

While Environmental Health is grounded in the U.S. experience, it emphasizes global issues and perspectives on such topics as economic development, population, urbanization, and sanitation.

Contents

Methods and Paradigms

1. Ecology and Human Health
2. Toxicology
3. Epidemiology
4. Exposure Assessment, Industrial Hygiene, and Environmental Management
5. Environmental Psychology
6. Genetics and Environmental Health
7. Environmental Health Ethics
8. Environmental Justice
9. Religious Approaches to Environmental Health

Environmental Health on the Global Scale

10. Population Pressure
11. Climate Change
12. War
13. Developing Nations

Environmental Health on the Regional Scale

14. Air Pollution
15. Energy Production
16. Urbanization
17. Transportation and Health
18. Water and Health

Environmental Health on the Local Scale

19. Solid and Hazardous Waste
20. Pest Control and Pesticides
21. Food Safety
22. Indoor Air
23. Workplace Health and Safety
24. Radiation
25. Injuries
26. Disaster Preparedness
27. Nature Contact: A Health Benefit?
28. Children

The Practice of Environmental Health

29. Prevention
30. The Practice of Environmental Health
31. Geographic Information Systems
32. Risk Assessment
33. Environmental Health Policy
34. Risk Communication
35. Health Care Services
36. Legal Remedies

Index

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