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Climate change and public health / edited by Barry S. Levy and Jonathan A. Patz ; foreword by Gro H. Brundtland ; contributors, Caitilyn Allen [and seventy-eight others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brundtland, Gro Harlem, author of introduction, etc.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climatic changes--Health aspects.
- Climatic changes.
- Human beings--Effect of climate change on.
- Human beings.
- Public health.
- Environmental health.
- Climate Change.
- Public Health.
- Environmental Health.
- Public Policy.
- Medical Subjects:
- Climate Change.
- Public Health.
- Environmental Health.
- Public Policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (449 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 and mitigation.
- Contents:
- 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 civil society
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Climate change and public health.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-020247-5
- 0-19-020248-3
- OCLC:
- 910237196
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