Environmental Policy and Public Health: Principal Health Hazards and Mitigation, Volume 1

by Barry L. Johnson, Maureen Y. Lichtveld

Overview

Written by environmental health experts with long teaching and professional careers in policy and public health, the third edition of Environmental Policy and Public Health comprises two volumes addressing key physical hazards in the environment that impact public health. The first volume on Principal Health Hazards and Mitigation is complemented by the second volume, Emerging Health Hazards and Mitigation.

The health of the environment is inextricably linked to that of people. Thoroughly updated, Volume 1 describes how the quality of air, water, and food is threatened by the presence of toxic substances and explains why climate change is a global health priority already impacting human health and the environment. The mitigations discussed in this volume are twofold: policies that are intended for control of specific hazards and suggested hazard interventions. The role of policy in addressing each of these key environmental health areas is extensively discussed in this volume as well. Each chapter explains step by step how new environmental health issues are translated into public health policies and concludes with practice questions to facilitate interactive learning for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in public health and environmental sciences. The step-by step approach, as well as the case studies and practice questions, allow for a diverse portfolio of in-person and hybrid pedagogical strategies and tools at the fingertips of faculty who not only teach policy courses, but whose course topics, such as climate and health, have policy relevance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032181943
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	05/27/2024
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Barry L. Johnson is Adjunct Professor at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Dr. Johnson conducted environmental research at the USPHS, USEPA, and CDC. An elected Fellow, Collegium Ramazani, he retired from the USPHS with the rank of Rear Admiral.

Maureen Lichtveld is Dean, Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health and Jonas Salk Chair in Population Health, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine with decades environmental public health experience.

Table of Contents

1. Climate Change. 2. Air Quality. 3. Water Quality and Security. 4. Food Safety and Security. 5. Tobacco Products, Vaping Devices, Marijuana Smoking. 6. Toxic Substances in the Environment. Lessons Learned and Authors’ Reflections. Workbook.

Editorial Reviews

Now in its third edition, this two-volume book guides both teaching and practice in environmental policy and public health. Volume one addresses "Principal Health Hazards and Mitigation" while volume two covers "Emerging Hazards."

- John T. Pierce, MBBS (MD) PhD, Navy Environmental Health Center

From the Publisher

Reviewer: John T. Pierce, MBBS (MD) PhD(Navy Environmental Health Center)
Description: Now in its third edition, this two-volume book guides both teaching and practice in environmental policy and public health. Volume one addresses "Principal Health Hazards and Mitigation" while volume two covers "Emerging Hazards."
Purpose: True since its first edition, this two-volume set encompasses critical national and international documents, including both regulations and commentaries describing environmental management methods.
Audience: Many readers will recognize the authors, Barry L. Johnson and Maureen Y. Lichtveld, as key figures in hazard prevention and mitigation as well as teachers. Their combined academic and practice backgrounds suggest similar panels of readers. Similar to earlier editions, the appeal of the third edition is large and will be frequently consulted by both policymakers and funders.
Features: Each volume houses roughly 350 pages. Volume one features 10 chapters while the second volume, which is more developmental, contains seven. An advantage of a joint editor/author-produced book is evenness of treatment, which is critical to environmental management. The two volumes furnish a rich background for more than 100 risks without being wordy.
Assessment: Readers of the first two editions will likely turn first to chapters that have been updated, such as those describing environmentally related infectious diseases. Instructors will appreciate a companion workbook as part of volume two.

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