Häftad, Engelska, 2006

Cities and the Health of the Public

Av Sandro Galea, David Vlahov, Nicholas Freudenberg, Sandro Galea, David Vlahov

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The essays commissioned for this volume analyze the impact of city-living on health, focusing primarily on conditions in the United States. With 16 chapters by 24 internationally recognized experts, the book introduces an ecological approach to the study of the health of urban populations. It assesses the primary determinants of well-being in cities, including the social and physical environments, diet, and health care and social services. The book includes chapters on the history of public health in cities, the impact of urban sprawl and urban renewal on health, and the challenges facing cities in the developing world. It also examines conditions such as infectious diseases, violence and disasters, and mental illness.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum: 2006-07-21
Mått: 152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt: 780 g
Format: Häftad
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 300
Förlag: Vanderbilt University Press
ISBN: 9780826515124

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Nicholas Freudenberg is Distinguished Professor of Public Health and Social Psychology, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY. David Vlahov and Sandro Galea are Director and Associate Director of the Center for Urban Epidemiological Studies at the New York Academy of Medicine; both also teach at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. Vlahov is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Urban Health.

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"The relationship between urban residence and health is highly complex, and it is becoming increasingly so . . . This difficult subject is addressed in this book . . . a book that will be of interest to social scientists but also worth consulting for physicians with practices that involve urban health."--New England Journal of Medicine

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