Occupational and Environmental Health

Barry S. Levy, MD, MPH, is Adjunct Professor of Public Health, Tufts University School of Medicine and a Past President of the American Public Health Association.David H. Wegman, MD, MSc, is Professor Emeritus, Department of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, and Adjunct Professor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.Sherry L. Baron, MD, MPH, is Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health, Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment and the Department of Urban Studies, Queens College of the City University of New York (CUNY), who formerly served with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.Rosemary K. Sokas, MD, MOH is a Professor in the Department of Human Science, School of Nursing and Health Studies, Georgetown University, who formerly served with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

the subject matter will be a valuable reference source to occupational health professionals who want to review epidemiology and disease prevention.

• Preface Section I: Introduction 1. Occupational and Environmental Health Challenges and Opportunities Barry S. Levy, David H. Wegman, Sherry L. Baron, and Rosemary K. Sokas 2. Occupational and Environmental Health Equity and Social Justice Cora Roelofs, Sherry L. Baron, Sacoby Wilson, and Aaron Aber 3. The Roles of Government in Protecting and Promoting Occupational and Environmental HealthGregory R. Wagner and Emily A. Spieler Section II: Recognition, Assessment, and Prevention 4. Recognizing and Preventing Occupational and Environmental Disease and InjuryRosemary K. Sokas, Barry S. Levy, David H. Wegman, and Sherry L. Baron 5. EpidemiologySadie Costello, Jennifer M. Cavallari, David H. Wegman, Marie S. O'Neill, and Ellen A. Eisen 6. Occupational and Environmental Health SurveillanceLetitia Davis and Kerry Souza 7. ToxicologyRobert Laumbach and Michael Gochfeld 8. Occupational and Environmental HygieneJohn D. Meeker 9. Occupational Ergonomics: Promoting Safety and Health through Work DesignW. Monroe Keyserling 10. Clinical Occupational and Environmental Health Practice Bonnie Rogers Section III: Hazardous Exposures 11. Chemical Hazards Michael Gochfeld and Robert Laumbach 12A. Noise Exposure and Hearing DisordersDavid C. Byrne and Thais C. Morata 12B. VibrationPeter Johnson and Martin Cherniack 12C. Extremes of TemperatureAnn M. Krake 12D. Ionizing and Non-ionizing RadiationJohn Cardarelli II 13. Biological Hazards Mark Russi 14. Occupational StressPaul A. Landsbergis, Marnie Dobson, Anthony D. LaMontagne, BongKyoo Choi, Peter Schnall, and Dean B. Baker 15. Air PollutionHoracio Riojas-Rodríguez, Isabelle Romieu, and Mauricio Hernández-Ávila 16. Water ContaminationJeffery A. Foran and Amaryl Griggs 17. Food SafetyCraig W. Hedberg 18. Hazardous WasteKen Silver, Gary A. Davis, and Denny Dobbin Section IV: Adverse Health Effects 19. Injuries and Occupational SafetyDawn N. Castillo, Timothy J. Pizatella, and Nancy A. Stout 20. Musculoskeletal DisordersCarisa Harris-Adamson, Stephen S. Bao, and Bradley Evanoff 21. CancerElizabeth Ward 22. Respiratory DisordersCrystal M. North and David C. Christiani 23. Neurological DisordersMargit L. Bleecker 24. Reproductive and Developmental DisordersLinda M. Frazier and Deborah Barkin Fromer 25. Skin DisordersLoren C. Tapp and Boris D. Lushniak 26. Cardiovascular DisordersKenneth D. Rosenman 27. Liver DisordersBarry S. Levy 28. Kidney DisordersVirginia Weaver, Bernard Jaar, and Jeffrey Fadrowski Section V: An Integrated Approach to Prevention 29. Climate ChangeBarry S. Levy and Jonathan A. Patz 30. Children's Environmental HealthPhilip J. Landrigan 31. Protecting Disaster Rescue and Recovery WorkersDori B. Reissman, Maryann M. D'Alessandro, Lisa Delaney, and John Piacentino 32A. Hazards for Agricultural WorkersAmy K. Liebman and John May 32B. Hazards for Construction WorkersGavin H. West and Laura S. Welch 32C. Hazards for Healthcare WorkersJane A. Lipscomb 33. Conducting Worksite InvestigationsBruce Bernard 34. Addressing the Built Environment and HealthRichard J. Jackson 35. A Global Perspective on Occupational Health and SafetyJorma H. Rantanen Appendix: Illustrative Organizations