Cities and the Health of the Public - Softcover

 
9780826515124: Cities and the Health of the Public
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0826515126 ISBN 13: 9780826515124
Verlag: Univ of Chicago Press behalf of Vanderbilt Univ. P, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

The essays commissioned for this book 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.

This book 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.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

David Vlahov is Director of the Center for Urban Epidemiological Studies, New York Academy of Medicine and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Urban Health.

Nicholas Freudenberg is Distinguished Professor of Public Health and Social Psychology, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York.

Sandro Galea is Associate Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health University of Michigan.

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Verlag
Univ of Chicago Press behalf of Vanderbilt Univ. P
Erscheinungsdatum
2006
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0826515126
ISBN 13 
9780826515124
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
378
Herausgeber
Freudenberg Nicholas
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