Climate Change and Public Health
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-768329-3 (ISBN)
This second edition of Climate Change and Public Health comprehensively covers the health impacts of climate change, including heat-related and respiratory disorders, vectorborne and waterborne diseases, malnutrition, mental disorders, and violence. It provides a thorough understanding of the policymaking process and energy, transportation, and agriculture policies for mitigation. It covers health adaptation, sustainable built environments, and nature-based solutions to address climate change. Finally, it describes ways of strengthening public and political support, including communicating the health relevance of climate change, building movements, and promoting climate justice.
Barry S. Levy, M.D., M.P.H., is an environmental and occupational health specialist with more than forty years of experience in this field. He has edited and written twenty-one previous books. He is an Adjunct Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine and a past president of the American Public Health Association. Jonathan A. Patz, M.D., M.P.H., has taught and conducted research on the health effects of climate change for thirty years and has authored major national and international reports on this subject. He is a Distinguished Professor and Endowed Chair of Health and the Environment at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
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Foreword to the First Edition
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
Contributors
Disclaimer
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Applying a Public Health Context to Climate Change
Jonathan A. Patz and Barry S. Levy
Box 1-1: Disparities
Box 1-2: A Brief History of Organizational Responses to Climate Change
Chapter 2: Applying Climate Science to Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events
Stephen J. Vavrus, Aimee Puz, Samuel Kruse, and Jonathan A. Patz
Part II: Health Impacts
Chapter 3: Heat-Related Disorders among Workers
Tord Kjellstrom, Jeremy Lim, and Jason Lee
Box 3-1: Safe Work Depends on Work Intensity Level and Temperature
Chapter 4: Heat-Related Disorders among Community Populations
Rupa Basu and Xiangmei (May) Wu
Chapter 5: Respiratory Disorders
Ioana O. Agache, Vanitha Sampath, Juan Aguilera, and Kari C. Nadeau
Box 5-1: Occupational Respiratory Disorders
Crystal M. North and David C. Christiani
Box 5-2: Achieving Health and Climate Co-benefits by Reducing Household Air Pollution from Solid Cooking Fuels
Lisa M. Thompson and Jamesine V. Rogers Gibson
Chapter 6: Vectorborne Diseases
Christopher M. Barker and William K. Reisen
Chapter 7: Waterborne Diseases
Jennifer R. Bratburd and Sandra L. McLellan
Chapter 8: Food Insecurity and Malnutrition
Jessica Fanzo, Kate R. Schneider, and Stanley Wood
Box 8-1: Threats from Plant Pathogens
Caitilyn Allen
Chapter 9: Mental Health Impacts
Thomas J. Doherty and Amy D. Lykins
Box 9-1: Assessing and Responding to Mental Health Impacts of Wildfires in Alaska
Micah Hahn
Box 9-2: Australia's "Black Summer Bushfire Season"
Chapter 10: Violence
Barry S. Levy
Box 10-1: Migration Due to Climate Change
Part III: Developing and Implementing Policies for Mitigation
Chapter 11. The Public Policymaking Process and the Power of Participation
Kathleen M. Rest
Box 11-1: Examples of Existing Federal Laws, Regulations, and Other Policies Related to Climate Change
Box 11-2: Local Community Takes Action on Deadly Heat
Roseann Bongiovanni
Box 11-3: Approaching Climate Action Through the Lens of Local Needs
Shimekia Nichols and James Gignac
Appendix: Glossary of Some Policymaking Terms
Chapter 12: Energy Policy
Nova M. Tebbe, Nicholas A. Mailloux, and Gregory F. Nemet
Box 12-1: Air Quality and Health Benefits of Mitigation Policies
Chapter 13: Transportation Policy
Kathryn A. Zyla
Box 13-1: Epidemiological Evidence for the Health Benefits of Active Transportation
Natalie Levine and Maggie L. Grabow
Chapter 14: Agriculture Policy
Valerie J. Stull and Jonathan A. Patz
Part IV: Developing and Implementing Actions for Adaptation
Chapter 15: Implementing Health Adaptation
Kristie L. Ebi and Peter Berry
Box 15-1: Guiding Principles for Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health Climate Change and Health Adaptation Framework
Kristie L. Ebi and Peter Berry
Box 15-2: Systems Approach to Climate Services for Health in Ethiopia
Kristie L. Ebi and Peter Berry
Box 15-3: Combining Mitigation and Adaptation: Climate Proofing of Healthcare Facilities
Kristie L. Ebi and Peter Berry
Chapter 16: Planning Healthy and Sustainable Built Environments
Jason Vargo
Chapter 17: Promoting Health Through Nature-Based Climate Solutions
Howard Frumkin, Brendan Shane, and Taj Schottland
Box 17-1: Ecosystem Services and Nature's Contributions to People
Howard Frumkin, Brendan Shane, and Taj Schottland
Box 17-2: How Many Trees Can the World Support?
Howard Frumkin, Brendan Shane, and Taj Schottland
Part V: Strengthening Public and Political Support
Chapter 18: Communicating the Health Relevance of Climate Change
Mona Sarfaty and Edward Maibach
Box 18-1: Principles of Climate Change Communication
Howard Frumkin and Edward Maibach
Chapter 19: Building Movements to Address Climate Change
Teddie M. Potter, Julia Frost Nerbonne, and Vishnu Laalitha Surapaneni
Box 19-1: The Climate and Health Movement
Linda Rudolph
Box 19-2: Greening of the Healthcare Sector
Gary Cohen Box 19-3: Three Innovative Climate Change Initiatives
Olivia M. Dyrbye-Wright
Chapter 20: Promoting Climate Justice
Rohini J. Haar and Barry S. Levy
Box 20-1: Steps for a Just Energy Transition
Barry S. Levy
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.02.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 68 b/w figures |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 165 x 226 mm |
| Gewicht | 680 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-768329-0 / 0197683290 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-768329-3 / 9780197683293 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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