Understanding Environmental Health: How We Live in the World by Nancy Irwin M…

Description: About this productSynopsisThis innovative text takes a unique approach to presenting environmental health. Rather than being organized around the traditional regulatory fields (air and water pollution, hazardous wastes, radiation, etc.), this book is structured around the things we do as individuals and societies that result in environmental health hazards. The author details the hazards of energy production, industry, food production, And The modern lifestyle, while exploring our place within the local and global community. Unlike other texts of its kind, Understanding Environmental Health tells a connected narrative, making the text engaging and accessible to a broad range of students with a variety of scientific backgrounds. Features: Offers the most concise introduction to environmental health while providing all the essential information about the classic regulatory domains and core competencies in environmental health. Presents a connected narrative, with chapters on the various things we do that create environmental health hazards-living together with other species; producing energy, material goods, and food; and living in communities, from local to global. is accessible to students with a variety of scientific backgrounds; includes an early chapter on the fundamental science and methods of environmental health and offers sidebars throughout that present small bites of general science information. Includes an extensive glossary of over 500 terms. Visit the Companion Website for the comprehensive resource package including: For Instructors: for Students: Instructor's Manual Flashcards PowerPoint Presentations Glossary TestBank Weblinks Additional Teaching ToolsThis text takes a unique approach to presenting environmental health to students. Rather than being organized around the traditional regulatory fields (air pollution, hazardous wastes, etc.), this book is structured around the things we do as individuals and societies that result in environmental health hazards. The author details the hazards of energy production, industry, food production, and the modern lifestyle, while exploring our place within the global community. The book is an excellent introduction to environmental health for students of public health and health science.For Instructors:Instructor's ManualPowerPoint PresentationsTestBankadditional Teaching ToolsCompanion Website - coming soon!For Students:FlashcardsGlossaryWeblinksCompanion Website - coming soon!This text takes a unique approach to understanding environmental health. Rather than looking at the traditional areas of environmental concern air, water, wastes etc., this book is structured around the things we do as individuals and societies that result in environmental health hazards. The author thoroughly covers the topics of how we live with the various environmental factors such as industry, food production, modern lifestyle, and our place within the global community. It is an excellent introduction to environmental health for students of public health and health science.Product IdentifiersISBN-100763733180ISBN-139780763733186eBay Product ID (ePID)59062616Key DetailsAuthorNancy Irwin MaxwellNumber Of Pages378 pagesFormatPaperbackPublication Date2008-08-25LanguageEnglishPublisherJones & Bartlett Learning, LLCPublication Year2008Additional DetailsCopyright Date2009IllustratedYesDimensionsWeight23.1 OzTarget AudienceGroupCollege AudienceClassification MethodLC Classification NumberRA565.M383 2008Dewey Decimal613.1Dewey Edition23

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