Health and the environment in the southeastern United States / Howard Frumkin, Richard J. Jackson, and Christine M. Coussens, editors ; Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frumkin, Howard.

Jackson, Richard, 1945-

Coussens, Christine.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental health--Southern States.

Environmental health.

Environmentally induced diseases--Southern States.

Environmentally induced diseases.

Environmental Health.

Environment.

Southeastern United States.

Medical Subjects:

Environmental Health.

Environment.

Southeastern United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 66 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The purpose of this regional workshop in the Southeast was to broaden the environmental health perspective from its typical focus on environmental toxicology to a view that included the impact of the natural, built, and social environments on human health. Early in the planning, Roundtable members realized that the process of engaging speakers and developing an agenda for the workshop would be nearly as instructive as the workshop itself. In their efforts to encourage a wide scope of participation, Roundtable members sought input from individuals from a broad range of diverse fields-urban planners, transportation engineers, landscape architects, developers, clergy, local elected officials, heads of industry, and others. This workshop summary captures the discussions that occurred during the two-day meeting. During this workshop, four main themes were explored: (1) environmental and individual health are intrinsically intertwined; (2) traditional methods of ensuring environmental health protection, such as regulations, should be balanced by more cooperative approaches to problem solving; (3) environmental health efforts should be holistic and interdisciplinary; and (4) technological advances, along with coordinated action across educational, business, social, and political spheres, offer great hope for protecting environmental health. This workshop report is an informational document that provides a summary of the regional meeting.

Contents:

Front Matter

Preface

Contents

Summary

1 Perspective on Environmental Health

2 Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment

3 Environmental Health: A Fifty-Year Perspective

4 Human Health and the Natural Environment

5 Human Health and the Built Environment

6 Human Health and the Social Environment

References

Appendix A Agenda

Appendix B Speakers and Panelists

Appendix C Meeting Participants

Notes:

"Regional workshop, Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment in the Southeastern United States, was held in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2001"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 48-52).

Other Format:

Print version: Health and the environment in the Southeastern United States.

ISBN:

9786610209224

9780309168908

0309168902

9781280209222

1280209224

9780309503440

0309503442

OCLC:

923256194