JOHNSON - ENV. POLICY PUB. HEALTH

Environmental Policy and Public Health, 3rd Edition, is a comprehensive guide to understanding and addressing key physical hazards in the environment that impact public health. Volume 1 covers principal health hazards and mitigation, while Volume 2 focuses on emerging health hazards and mitigation. The book provides step-by-step guidance on how to translate new environmental health issues into public health policies and includes practice questions for interactive learning. It is suitable for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in public health and environmental sciences courses with policy relevance.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 20 January 2022
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS

Environmental Policy and Public Health, the third edition, is a comprehensive two-volume work authored by environmental health experts with extensive teaching and professional experience in policy and public health. This edition focuses on two critical aspects: Principal Health Hazards and Mitigation and Emerging Health Hazards and Mitigation. Volume 1 delves into the impact of toxic substances on air, water, and food quality, highlighting the importance of climate change as a global health priority. It explores various mitigation strategies, including policies and hazard interventions, to address these environmental health concerns. The role of policy in addressing these issues is thoroughly discussed, with each chapter providing a step-by-step explanation of how new environmental health issues are translated into public health policies. The book includes case studies and practice questions to facilitate interactive learning for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in public health and environmental sciences. The step-by-step approach and case studies allow for diverse pedagogical strategies and tools, making it a valuable resource for faculty teaching policy courses with policy relevance.

ISBN-13: 9781032181943