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Environmental Health: From Global to Local
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Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice

Bernard J. Healey and Kenneth T. Walker

Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice

Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice uses concepts of prevention, epidemiology, toxicology, disparities, preparedness, disease management, and health promotion to explain the underlying causes of occupational illness and injury and to provide a methodology to develop cost-effective programs that prevent injury and keep workers safe. Students, health educators, employers, and other health care professionals will find that this essential resource provides them with the necessary skills to develop, implement, and evaluate occupational health programs and forge important links between public health and worker safety.

Praise for Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice

"Successful evidence-based health promotion and disease prevention efforts recognize that health choices and outcomes of individuals and communities are profoundly affected by their respective social and physical environments. This book is a great tool to identify opportunities and strategies to integrate and leverage efforts for the individual, family, workplace, and broader community."
—Robert S. Zimmerman, MPH, president of Public Health Matters LLC, former Secretary of Health, Pennsylvania

"A timely and crucial book for all health care professionals."
—Mahmoud H. Fahmy, PhD, Professor of Education, Emeritus, Wilkes University

LanguageEnglish
PublisherWiley
Release dateMar 22, 2007
Environmental Health: From Global to Local

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    Environmental Health: From Global to Local
    Environmental Health: From Global to Local

    The second edition of Environmental Health: From Global to Local, a comprehensive introductory text, offers an overview of the methodology and paradigms of this burgeoning field, ranging from ecology to epidemiology, from toxicology to environmental psychology, and from genetics to ethics. Expert contributors discuss the major issues in contemporary environmental health: air, water, food safety, occupational health, radiation, chemical and physical hazards, vector control, and injuries. Also emphasizing a wide variety of issues of global interest, the thoroughly revised second edition contains updated information on such timely topics as toxicology, exposure assessment, climate change, population pressure, developing nations and urbanization, energy production, building and community design, solid and hazardous waste, and disaster preparedness. In addition, each chapter of Environmental Health includes learning objectives, key points, and discussion questions. Praise for the first edition of Environmental Health "A classic textbook for the dynamic, evolving field of environmental health, thoughtful, well written, well balanced and referenced. An excellent overview of a multifaceted approach to environmental health." AOEC Newsletter (Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics) "With its many examples, clear explanations, and emphasis on big picture themes and relevance, it is an astonishingly interesting read."Global Public Health "The book's chapters contain highly pertinent insights and information on environmental issues that go beyond the usual boundaries of classic environmental health."Environmental Health Perspectives Winner, AAP Award for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing

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