Book Alone: Maxwell's Understanding Environmental Health 3e

By Deborah Alma Falta

Offering a unique approach to presenting environmental health, Maxwell's Understanding Environmental Health: How We Live in the World, Third Edition is structured around the choices we make as individuals that result in environmental hazards. By detailing the hazards of energy production, industry, food production, and our modern lifestyle in the context of our place within the local and global community, new author, Deborah Falta, updates and builds on Maxwell's comprehensive overview of environmental health by telling a connected narrative that makes the text both engaging and accessible to a broad range of students with a variety of scientific backgrounds.Awarded first place in the 2021 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Environmental Health category. Read the press release. 15 new cases studies addressing contemporary issues-from plastic recycling to sustainably feeding a growing world population New chapter detailing the societal and economic factors related to managing environmental risks. More comprehensive discussion of occupational health in the context of producing manufactured goods. New full color design that brings charts, graphs, and photos to life. Updated appendix includes a new overview of the U.S. regulatory framework for environmental health. Navigate eBook Access enabling you to read your digital textbook online or offline, on computers, tablets, and mobile devices. Watch recording of her recent webinar, Making Environmental Health Resonate for Today's Students, to learn how Dr. Falta engages her students in environmental health topics through surveys, case studies, and more. Undergraduate and graduate Environmental Health courses in Public Health programs as well as departments of Environmental Science, Health Sciences, and Public Policy. (c) 2022 328 pages

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1284348075
• ISBN13: 9781284348071
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.