The Built Environment and Public Health
β Russell P. Lopez
π Library
π
2012
π Jossey-Bass
π English
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The built environment and public health
β Scribed by Russ Lopez
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 434
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Category
- Library
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"This text combines an examination of how the physical environment affects our health with a description of how public health and urban planning can work together to create environments that improve human health and well-being. The author covers a wealth of topics including foundations, the joint history of public health and urban planning, transportation and land use, infrastructure and natural disasters, assessment tools, indoor air quality, water quality, food security, health disparities, mental health, social capital, and environmental justice. The Built Environment and Public Health is written for students and professionals involved in public health, urban planning, transportation, architecture, and the environment"-- Read more... pt. 1. Background and history -- pt. 2. Community design -- pt. 3. Environmental media -- pt. 4. Population health -- pt. 5. Tools and applications. Introduction to the built environment and health -- History -- Planning and urban design -- Transportation policies -- Healthy housing and housing assistance programs -- Infrastructure and natural disasters -- Indoor and outdoor air quality -- Water -- Food, nutrition, and food security -- Vulnerable populations -- Mental health, stressors, and health care environments -- Social capital -- Environmental justice -- Assessment tools and data sources -- Health policy and programs -- Sustainability
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