Author: Jane R. HenkelPublisher: Legislative Reference Bureau
ISBN:
Category : Environmental health
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Selected State Agencies' Activities Related to Environmental Health
Author: Jane R. HenkelPublisher: Legislative Reference Bureau
ISBN:
Category : Environmental health
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Enforcement of Environmental Health Programs in Selected Health Agencies
Author: Alvin E. CobbBasic Documents Concerning Federal Programs to Control Environmental Pollution from Federal Government Activities
Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Federal ActivitiesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental law
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The Future of Public Health
Author: Committee for the Study of the Future of Public HealthPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309581907
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
"The Nation has lost sight of its public health goals and has allowed the system of public health to fall into 'disarray'," from The Future of Public Health. This startling book contains proposals for ensuring that public health service programs are efficient and effective enough to deal not only with the topics of today, but also with those of tomorrow. In addition, the authors make recommendations for core functions in public health assessment, policy development, and service assurances, and identify the level of government--federal, state, and local--at which these functions would best be handled.
Voluntary Environmental Activities of Large Chemical Companies to Assess and Control Industrial Chemicals
Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Toxic SubstancesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chemical
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
U.S. Health in International Perspective
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309264146
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.
Who Will Keep the Public Healthy?
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309185602
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Bioterrorism, drug-resistant disease, transmission of disease by global travel . . . there's no shortage of challenges facing America's public health officials. Men and women preparing to enter the field require state-of-the-art training to meet these increasing threats to the public health. But are the programs they rely on provide the high caliber professional training they require? Who Will Keep the Public Healthy? provides an overview of the past, present, and future of public health education, assessing its readiness to provide the training and education needed to prepare men and women to face 21st century challenges. Advocating an ecological approach to public health, the Institute of Medicine examines the role of public health schools and degree-granting programs, medical schools, nursing schools, and government agencies, as well as other institutions that foster public health education and leadership. Specific recommendations address the content of public health education, qualifications for faculty, availability of supervised practice, opportunities for cross-disciplinary research and education, cooperation with government agencies, and government funding for education. Eight areas of critical importance to public health education in the 21st century are examined in depth: informatics, genomics, communication, cultural competence, community-based participatory research, global health, policy and law, and public health ethics. The book also includes a discussion of the policy implications of its ecological framework.
Environmental Health Research at the National Institutes of Health
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on the Environment and the AtmospherePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental health
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Administration of Indian Programs by the Environmental Protection Agency
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Indian AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental policy
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
State Occupational Health Programs
Author: United States. Public Health Service. Division of General Health ServicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial hygiene
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description