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Ecosystems and Human Health

A Critical Approach to Ecohealth Research and Practice

Crescentia Y. Dakubo (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

233 Seiten

2010
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4419-0205-4 (ISBN)

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Ecosystems and Human Health introduces Ecohealth as an emerging field of study, traces its evolution, and explains its applications in cross-disciplinary and holistic programs. Its integrative approach not only focuses on managing the environment to improve health, but also analyzes underlying social and economic determinants of health to develop innovative, people-centered interventions.

Dr. Crescentia Dakubo is a specialist in ecosystems approaches to human health. She is an Assistant Professor at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, West Campus, Thunder Bay, and an Adjunct Professor of the Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada.

Ecohealth: The Ecosystem Approach to Human Health.- Exploring the Linkages Between Ecosystems and Human Health.- Evolution Towards an Ecosystem Approach to Public Health.- Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health: Key Concepts and Principles.- Methodological Approaches and Processes for Conducting Ecohealth Research.- Community-Based Participatory Research for Ecohealth.- The Process of Conducting an Ecohealth Research Project: A Participatory Action Research Approach.- Case Studies: Application of the Ecohealth Approach.- Applying an Ecosystem Approach to Community Health Research in Ghana: A Case Study.- Planning for a Healthy Community: A Case Study – Phase II.- Challenges and Ethical Dilemmas in Conducting Participatory Ecohealth Research.- Ecosystem Approaches to Indigenous Health.- Policy Frameworks on Health and Environment Linkages.- A Critical Approach to Ecohealth Research and Practice.- Applying Critical Theory to Environment and Health Issues.- Examining Environmental Problems from a Critical Perspective.- Examining Public Health Concerns from a Critical Perspective.- Towards a Critical Approach to Ecohealth Research and Practice.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.2010
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 233 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Arbeits- / Sozial- / Umweltmedizin
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Klinische Umweltmedizin
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	1-4419-0205-8 / 1441902058
ISBN-13	978-1-4419-0205-4 / 9781441902054
Zustand	Neuware