Environmental health : home, school and community / I. Leslie Rubin and Joav Merrick, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rubin, Isadore Leslie

Merrick, Joav, 1950-

Series:

Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Health (Series Editor: Joav Merrick - National Institute of Child H

Pediatrics, child and adolescent health

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Health and hygiene.

Children.

Environmental health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Children living in circumstances of social and economic disadvantage are at high risk for experiencing health problems caused or exacerbated by environmental factors. They are not only vulnerable to adverse chemical and physical factors in their environment, but often become trapped in the cycle of environmental health disparities due to low parental health literacy, limited social capital, and a lack of access to comprehensive healthcare and appropriate educational services. They will only be able to escape that cycle when children's environmental health becomes a priority and the resources,

Contents:

""ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HOME, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HOME, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter I Break the cycle of environmental health disparities""; ""Introduction""; ""Child health""; ""The cycle of environmental health disparities""; ""Break the cycle""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter II Use of undergraduate curriculumas a vehicle for breaking the cycle of environmental health disparities with in disadvantaged communities""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""

""The case: The history and legacy of PCB contamination in Anniston, Alabama""""The course structure""; ""Our study""; ""Findings""; ""Discussion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""Section 1: The Home""; ""Chapter III Planning for healthy homes""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Literature review""; ""Discussion""; ""Recommendations""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""Chapter IV Home-based caregiver assessment to improve children�s health""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Our study""; ""Findings""; ""Discussion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""

""Chapter V Effect of health problems on the quality of life in children and young adults with spina bifida""""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Our study""; ""Findings""; ""Discussion""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter VI Service dogs""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""A story""; ""Discussion""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""Section 2: The School""; ""Chapter VII Disaster preparedness in schools""; ""Introduction""; ""Our study""; ""Findings""; ""Discussion""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""

""Chapter VIII Health care service access and delivery to youth with special health care needs attending exceptional student education school""""Introduction""; ""Our study""; ""Findings""; ""Discussion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""Chapter IX Physical environment and student outcomes in green schools""; ""Introduction""; ""History of concepts""; ""School facilities in the United States""; ""The profile of students in US public schools""; ""What do authorities say about green schools?""; ""Cost effectiveness""; ""Guidelines for “better� schools""

""School children and growing health concerns""""Physical school environments and school children outcomes""; ""Lighting""; ""Noise""; ""Indoor air quality and thermal comfort""; ""Improving student outcomes through green school applications""; ""Outcome measures and methods used to assess student outcomes""; ""Control measures""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""Chapter X Guidelines for better school siting""; ""Introduction""; ""Training workshop""; ""Our findings""; ""Discussion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""Section 3: The Community""

""Chapter XI A media reflection on the cycle of disadvantage and disability""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 16, 2013).

ISBN:

1-62948-158-0

OCLC:

918624260