Product Description

Longstanding evidence of the links between the environment and health have led to a recognition of the need for sustainable development. This is equally true in low, middle and high income countries. One of the great challenges for public health practitioners is to understand and try to modify the relationship between the environment and health in the face of development.

This book examines the underlying concepts, the history of environmental health, and the key factors that affect public health including:

• Air pollution
• Water contamination
• Industrial hazards
• Agricultural hazards

The increasing impact of global environmental issues is explored as they affect countries throughout the world.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #137637 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

About the Author
Megan Landon is Research Fellow in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She wrote and now tutors the Distance Learning course in Environmental Health at LSHTM.