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Climate change and public health /

Orchestrating and coordinating contributions from more than 75 selected public health specialists and environmental scientists, the editors have developed a concise and comprehensive book that represents a core curriculum on climate change and public health, including key strategies for adaptation a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Levy, Barry S. (Editor ), Patz, Jonathan (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Applying a public health context to climate change / Jonathan A. Patz and Barry S. Levy
  • Applying climate change science for public health / Stephen J. Vavrus, Eric Obscherning, and Jonathan A. Patz
  • A widening research agenda : challenges and needs / Anthony J. McMichael
  • Heat-related disorders
  • Heat impacts on work, human performance, and daily life / Tord Kjellstrom, Bruno Lemke, P. Matthias Otto
  • Olivia M. Hyatt, David J. Briggs, and Chris A. Freyberg
  • Disorders related to heat waves / Rupa Basu
  • Respiratory and allergic disorders / Patrick L. Kinney, Kazuhiko Ito, Kate Weinberger, and Perry E. Sheffield
  • Vectorborne diseases / William K. Reisen
  • Waterborne and foodborne diseases / Joan B. Rose and Felicia Wu
  • Health impacts related to food and nutrition insecurity / Alan D. Dangour, Rosemary Green, Jenny Sutherland, Louise Watson, and Timothy R. Wheeler
  • Mental health impacts / Thomas J. Doherty
  • Collective violence / Barry S. Levy and Victor W. Sidel
  • Public health policies and actions / Howard Frumkin, Jeremy Hess, and George Luber
  • Communication / Mona Sarfaty and Edward Maibach
  • Policy
  • Energy policy in developed countries / Gregory F. Nemet and Jonathan A. Patz
  • Energy policy in developing countries / Robert Bailis
  • Transportation policy / Vicki Arroyo and Kathryn A. Zyla
  • Agriculture policy / Valerie J. Stull and Jonathan A. Patz
  • Planning healthy and sustainable built environments / Jason Vargo
  • Non-governmental actions by individuals, civil society organizations, and the private sector / Kathleen M. Rest and Jalonne L. White-Newsome.