Environmental Health: From Global to Local 3rd Edition by Howard Frumkin, ISBN-13: 978-1118984765
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- Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 3rd edition (February 29, 2016)
- Language: English
- 896 pages
- ISBN-10: 1118984765
- ISBN-13: 978-1118984765
The bestselling environmental health text, with all new coverage of key topics.
Environmental Health: From Global to Local is a comprehensive introduction to the subject, and a contemporary, authoritative text for students of public health, environmental health, preventive medicine, community health, and environmental studies. Edited by the former director of the CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health and current dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Washington, this book provides a multi-faceted view of the topic, and how it affects different regions, populations, and professions. In addition to traditional environmental health topics―air, water, chemical toxins, radiation, pest control―it offers remarkably broad, cross-cutting coverage, including such topics as building design, urban and regional planning, energy, transportation, disaster preparedness and response, climate change, and environmental psychology. This new third edition maintains its strong grounding in evidence, and has been revised for greater readability, with new coverage of ecology, sustainability, and vulnerable populations, with integrated coverage of policy issues, and with a more global focus.
Environmental health is a critically important topic, and it reaches into fields as diverse as communications, technology, regulatory policy, medicine, and law. This book is a well-rounded guide that addresses the field’s most pressing concerns, with a practical bent that takes the material beyond theory.
- Explore the cross-discipline manifestations of environmental health
- Understand the global ramifications of population and climate change
- Learn how environmental issues affect health and well-being closer to home
- Discover how different fields incorporate environmental health perspectives
The first law of ecology reminds is that ‘everything is connected to everything else.’ Each piece of the system affects the whole, and the whole must sustain us all for the long term. Environmental Health lays out the facts, makes the connections, and demonstrates the importance of these crucial issues to human health and well-being, both on a global scale, and in our homes, workplaces, and neighborhoods.
Table of Contents:
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Tables, Figures, Text Boxes, and Tox Boxes
The Editor
The Contributors
Acknowledgments
Potential Conflicts of Interest in Environmental Health: From Global to Local
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
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
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
Chapter 4 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
A Primer on Epidemiology
Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
Epidemiology and Risk Assessment
Future Directions
Summary
Key Terms
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
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
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
Chapter 8 Exposure Science, Industrial Hygiene, and Exposure Assessment
Anticipation, Recognition, Evaluation, and Control
Exposure Science
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 9 Environmental Psychology
Environmental Psychology and Toxicology
Environmental Psychology Processes
So What? Interventions That Work
Summary
Key Terms
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
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
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
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
Chapter 14 Energy and Human Health
Household Energy
Fossil Fuels
Nuclear Energy
Renewable Sources of Energy
Energy Conservation and Efficiency
Summary
Key Terms
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
Chapter 16 Water and Health
The Role of Water in Life
Regulatory Framework
Risk Characterization for Water Contaminants
Emerging Issues
Summary
Key Terms
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
Chapter 18 Pest Control and Pesticides
Insect Pests
Vertebrate Pests
Pesticides
Integrated Pest Management
Summary
Key Terms
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
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
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
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
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
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
Chapter 25 Nature Contact
The Links Between Nature and Human Health
Domains of Nature Contact
The Greening of Environmental Health
Summary
Key Terms
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
Chapter 27 Risk Assessment in Environmental Health
History
Risk Assessment
Risk Management and Communication
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 28 Communicating Environmental Health
Communication, Social Marketing, and Environmental Health
Environmental Risk Communication
Summary
Key Terms
Index
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HOWARD FRUMKIN, MD, MPH, DrPH, is Dean and Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington School of Public Health. He formerly served at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, first as director of the National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and later as Special Assistant to the CDC Director for Climate Change and Health.
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