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2005
AbstractThis chapter describes social injustice in relation to environmental health. It covers the scale and distribution of environmental health hazards, the relationship between social injustice and environmental health, in terms of water contamination, air pollution, soil contamination, food contamination, and exposure to chemicals and global ...
Colin D. Butler, Anthony J. McMichael
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AbstractThis chapter describes social injustice in relation to environmental health. It covers the scale and distribution of environmental health hazards, the relationship between social injustice and environmental health, in terms of water contamination, air pollution, soil contamination, food contamination, and exposure to chemicals and global ...
Colin D. Butler, Anthony J. McMichael
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Environmental health of children
Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 2003Pediatric primary health care providers are responsible for providing comprehensive care to children. This includes assessing for and identifying the effect of environmental hazards on children's health and managing conditions that may result from exposure to environmental toxins. This article begins by reviewing the unique developmental, biologic, and
Barbara Sattler +2 more
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Environmental health in the journals
Environmental Research, 1992The environmental health aspects of general medical practice have attracted the attention of many professional organizations in the past few years, including the American College of Physicians, the Institute of Medicine, and the American College of Occupational Medicine.
Robert J. McCunney +2 more
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Environmental hazards and health
British Medical Bulletin, 1993Significant health hazards to the traveller arise from altitude, heat, cold and water. Altitude-induced illness encompasses the benign but common syndrome of acute mountain sickness and also life-threatening pulmonary and cerebral oedema; inadequate acclimatization and rapid ascent are important precipitating factors in each case. Prophylaxis and up to
E H N Oakley, J M Beeley, D J Smith
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Environmental and Public Health
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1980Startling advances in public health contrasted with some less favorable developments during the 1970s, but the general trend was one of progress, including progress with some problems of major public health significance. Immunization Prevention of infectious diseases through immunization has always been a primary aim in public health.
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International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 2003
Egypt shares most of the environmental problems of developing countries. One of the most important health and environmental problems is air pollution resulting from using fuel, burning operations, and the increase of automobile exhaust in cities. Moreover, the deficiency of efficient sanitation services and water pollution caused by the breaking down ...
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Egypt shares most of the environmental problems of developing countries. One of the most important health and environmental problems is air pollution resulting from using fuel, burning operations, and the increase of automobile exhaust in cities. Moreover, the deficiency of efficient sanitation services and water pollution caused by the breaking down ...
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Occupational and Environmental Health
Journal of Public Health Policy, 1991principles for a national health system. Indeed, the Executive Committee of the Gray Panthers has decided that, in addition to its ongoing support of the Dellums bill, the NAPHP proposal "should also be approved in principle and supported by Gray Panthers." Our proposal is now under discussion by a number of organizations.
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Children’s Environmental Health
The Journal of Pediatrics, 2013Robert W. Amler +2 more
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