Author: Joy E. Carlson
Publisher:
Published: 2001-05-01
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780756710439
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The first part of this report by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is a monograph based on papers presented at the First National Research Conference on Children's Environmental Health: Research, Practice, Prevention, and Policy held 21-23 Feb., 1997, in Wash., DC. The second part is a monograph based on papers presented at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Conference on Preventable Causes of Cancer in Children held 15-16 September, 1997, in Arlington, VA.
Author: Ruth A. Etzel
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2024
Total Pages: 937
ISBN-13: 0197662528
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →With new and updated content on biodiversity and chemicals in food, Textbook of Children's Environmental Health, Second Edition remains the quintessential textbook for the study of the environmental hazards that cause disease in childre
Author: Philip J. Landrigan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013-11-15
Total Pages: 609
ISBN-13: 0199336652
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Over the past four decades, the prevalence of autism, asthma, ADHD, obesity, diabetes, and birth defects have grown substantially among children around the world. Not coincidentally, more than 80,000 new chemicals have been developed and released into the global environment during this same period. Today the World Health Organization attributes 36% of all childhood deaths to environmental causes. Children's environmental health is a new and expanding discipline that studies the profound impact of chemical and environmental hazards on child health. Amid mounting evidence that children are exquisitely sensitive to their environment-and that exposure during their developmental "windows of susceptibility" can trigger cellular changes that lead to disease and disability in infancy, childhood, and across the life span-there is a compelling need for continued scientific study of the relationship between children's health and environment. The Textbook of Children's Environmental Health codifies the knowledge base and offers an authoritative and comprehensive guide to this important new field. Edited by two internationally recognized pioneers in the area, this volume presents up-to-date information on the chemical, biological, physical, and societal hazards that confront children in today's world: pesticides, indoor and outdoor air pollution, lead, arsenic, phthalates, bisphenol A, brominated flame retardants, ionizing radiation, electromagnetic fields, and the built environment. It presents carefully documented data on rising rates of disease in children, offers a critical summary of new research linking pediatric disease with environmental exposures, and explores the cellular, molecular, and epigenetic mechanisms underlying diseases of environmental origin. With this volume's emphasis upon integrating theory and practice, readers will find practical approaches to channeling scientific findings into evidence-based strategies for preventing and identifying the environmental hazards that cause disease in children. It is a landmark work that will serve as the field's benchmark for years to come.
Author: Doug Farquhar
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Recent research has found that children are particularly vulnerable to environmental hazards. Air and water pollution, environmental risks in the home, and toxics in food and drink affect children more than adults. This volume examines policies designed to protect children from environmental threats, identifies factors that influence their health, and investigates childhood diseases that are caused or affected by the environment. State and federal legislation also are reviewed.--Publisher's description.
Author: Licari L.
Publisher: WHO Regional Office Europe
Published: 2005-08-03
Total Pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9289013745
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In June 2004, the 52 countries in the WHO European region agreed to adopt the Childrens Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe, setting out a framework for national policy implementation in relation to environmental risk factors and their effects on childrens health. This publication contains guidance on the development of national action plans suited to each countrys circumstances, priorities and resources, whilst still addressing region-wide environmental risk factors.