Environmental Justice : Research, Education, and Health Policy Needs.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, Institute of Medicine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1999.
Colección:Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press.
Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Temas:
Environmental policy.
Environmental law.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale.
environmental policy.
Environmental law
Environmental policy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Toward Environmental Justice
  • Copyright
  • REVIEWERS
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction and Executive Summary
  • CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
  • THE COMMITTEE'S ORIGIN AND TASK
  • The Committee's Task
  • The Data and Site Visits
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Research
  • Education
  • Health Policy
  • ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT
  • 2 Establishing a Baseline
  • DISPARITIES IN HEALTH STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES
  • Low Birth Weight
  • Infant Mortality
  • Death Rates
  • Cancer
  • DISPARITIES IN EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
  • Examining Proximity to Environmental Health HazardsCharacterizing Exposure
  • EXAMINING THE LINK BETWEEN EXPOSURE AND HEALTH
  • Lack of Health Status Characterization
  • Failure of Differentiation of Populations and Differences in Outcomes
  • A Case Study: Urban Asthma
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • 3 Research
  • RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES
  • Documenting Excessive Exposures
  • Toxic Chemical Release Inventory
  • Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program
  • Assessing Susceptibility to Environmental Hazards
  • Measuring the Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Health HazardsMultiplicity of Hazards
  • Multiplicity of Potential Determinants
  • Biomarkers
  • Biomarkers of Exposure
  • Biomarkers of Susceptibility
  • Biomarkers of Effect
  • Limitations and Potential of Biomarkers in Environmental Health Risk Assessment
  • RESEARCH CHALLENGES
  • Improving Epidemiologic Studies
  • Addressing Race
  • Participatory Research
  • Challenges of Participatory Research
  • Enhancing Support for Research
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Strategies for Improving the Science BaseStrategies for Involving the Affected Populations
  • Strategy for Communicating with Stakeholders
  • 4 Education
  • HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
  • Enhancing Health Professional Education
  • Medical Education
  • Public Health Education
  • Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
  • Increasing the Number of Minority Health Professionals
  • EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC
  • Educating Children
  • Community Leadership
  • Conducting Participatory Research
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Strategies for Enhancing Health Professionals' Knowledge of Environmental Health and Justice IssuesStrategies for Increasing the Number of Health Professionals Specializing in Environmental and Occupational Medicine
  • Strategies for Community and Public Education
  • 5 Health Policy
  • CURRENT SCIENCE BASE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
  • EXPANDING THE POLICY PROCESS
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • A Using Disease-Cluster and Small-Area Analyses to Study Environmental Justice
  • Health-Effects Studies

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