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Intro -- Product Feedback -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Preface -- Reviewers -- CHAPTER 1 The Social Determinants of Health -- Chapter Outline -- Key Terms -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Economic Inequality in the United States -- In the News -- In the News -- Poverty, Homelessness, and Hunger in the United States -- Poverty -- Housing and Homelessness -- In the News -- In the News -- In the News -- Hunger -- Rural Inequities -- In the News -- In the News -- The Middle Class -- Structural (Institutional) Racism -- In the News |
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Racism and Health Disparities in the United States -- In the News -- The Racial Wealth and Income Gap -- Mass Incarceration -- Racial Health Disparities -- In the News -- In the News -- Gender -- In the News -- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity -- Inequality and Health Disparities -- Conclusion -- Chapter Summary -- Review Exercises -- Online Resources -- References -- CHAPTER 2 The Climate Crisis as a Public Health Issue -- Chapter Outline -- Key Terms -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Causes of Climate Change -- In the News -- Effects of Climate Change -- In the News -- In the News |
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Climate Change and Health -- Temperature Extremes -- In the News -- In the News -- In the News -- Increased Droughts, Wildfires, and Floods -- In the News -- Intense Storms: Hurricanes -- In the News -- Intense Storms: Tornadoes -- Food Insecurity -- Climate Justice: Climate Change and Inequality -- Conclusion: A Public Health Approach -- In the News -- In the News -- Chapter Summary -- Review Exercises -- Online Resources -- References -- CHAPTER 3 Environmental Health -- Chapter Outline -- Key Terms -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Air Quality -- In the News -- In the News |
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Indoor Pollutants -- Reducing Air Pollution: Positive Effects on Health -- In the News -- Water Quality -- Drinking Water -- Chemical Pollution -- Plastic Pollution -- Soil Quality -- Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases -- In the News -- Noise Pollution -- In the News -- Occupational Safety and Health -- Traffic Safety -- Environmental Justice -- In the News -- In the News -- In the News -- The Flint, Michigan, Water Crisis -- Obesity-Food Deserts/Food Swamps -- Waste Management: Location of Toxic Waste Sites -- Regulatory Approaches to Environmental Health -- Conclusion: Healthy Communities |
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In the News -- Chapter Summary -- Review Exercises -- Online Resources -- References -- CHAPTER 4 The Emergence and Reemergence of Diseases -- Chapter Outline -- Key Terms -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Emerging Diseases -- In the News -- In the News -- Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Diseases -- Vector-Borne Zoonotic Diseases -- In the News -- In the News -- Non-Vector-Borne Zoonotic Diseases -- Reemerging Diseases -- In the News -- Drug Resistance -- In the News -- In the News -- The Decline in Vaccination Rates and the Reemergence of Preventable Diseases -- In the News -- In the News |
| General note | Conclusion: A Public Health Approach |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Burke, Lillian D. Public Health and Society: Current Issues Burlington : Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC,c2023 9781284211306 |
| ISBN | 9781284211320 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1284211320 electronic book |
