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A Companion to the Anthropology of Environmental Health presents a collection of readings that utilize a medical anthropological approach to explore the interface of humans and the environment in the shaping of health and illness around the world.
- Features the latest ethnographic research from around the world related to the multiple impacts of the environment on health and of societies on their environments
- Includes contributions from international medical anthropologists, conservationists, environmental experts, public health professionals, health clinicians, and other social scientists
- Analyzes the conditions of cultural and social transformation that accompany environmental and ecological impacts in all areas of the world
- Offers critical perspectives on theoretical and methodological advancements in the anthropology of environmental health, along with future directions in the field
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