Best practices for environmental health : environmental pollution, protection, quality and sustainability

649 Pages·2017·8.86 MB·English

by  Koren

Best Practices for
Environmental Health
Environmental Pollution, Protection,
Quality and Sustainability
Best Practices for Public Health
https://www.crcpress.com/Best-Practices-for-Public-Health/book-series/BPPH
Edited by Herman Koren, Indiana State University, USA.
This series of books offers public health students, academics and practitioners invaluable practical
guides. It adopts a global perspective and aims to drive practical action in an increasingly global-
ized world.
Best Practices for Environmental Health
Environmental Pollution, Protection, Quality and Sustainability
Herman Koren
Best Practices for
Environmental Health
Environmental Pollution, Protection,
Quality and Sustainability
Herman Koren
Books by Herman Koren Published by CRC Press/Routledge
Best Practices for Environmental Health: Environmental Pollution, Protection, Quality and
Sustainability
Illustrated Dictionary and Resource Directory of Environmental and Occupational Health 1st,
2nd editions
Handbook of Environmental Health (with Michael Bisesi), volumes 1 and 2, 3rd, 4th editions
Handbook of Environmental Health and Safety, volumes 1 and 2, 2nd edition
Management and Supervision for Working Professionals, volumes 1 and 2, 3rd edition
Other books by Herman Koren
Histories of the Jewish People of Pinellas County, Florida 1883–2005
150th Anniversary of the Jewish Community in Terre Haute, Indiana 1849–1999
Handbook of Environmental Health and Safety, volumes 1 and 2, 1st edition
Basic Supervision and Basic Management, volumes 1 and 2, 1st, 2nd editions
Environmental Health and Safety

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Koren, Herman, author.
Title: Best practices for environmental health : environmental pollution,
protection, quality and sustainability / Herman Koren.
Description: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016037982| ISBN 9781498700221 (hbk) | ISBN 9781138196407 (pbk.) |
ISBN 9781498700238 (ebk)
Subjects: LCSH: Environmental health. | Environmental protection. |
Environmental quality. | Environmental sustainability.
Classification: LCC RA565 .K659 2017 | DDC 362.1--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016037982
ISBN: 978-1-4987-0022-1 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-138-19640-7 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-11927-4 (ebk)
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Dedication
To my darling wife, Donna, my very best friend ever, who has edited and
critiqued much of my work over the last 45 years, has kept me grounded,
has provided the sweetest life that any human being could ever have, and
has allowed me to achieve such riches in my writings that I can forever
help teach my younger colleagues not only about environmental health,
environmental issues, and public health but also about the joys of life.

Contents
Foreword ......................................................................................................................................xxxi
Preface..........................................................................................................................................xxxv
Acknowledgments .........................................................................................................................xlvii
Author ............................................................................................................................................xlix
Chapter 1 Necessity for Effective Programming Techniques .......................................................1
Author’s Thoughts ........................................................................................................1
Introduction ..................................................................................................................1
Major Concerns in Our Society Today .........................................................................2
Financial Stress .......................................................................................................2
Regulatory Reform in Environmental Health and Protection Programs ................3
Environmental Justice .............................................................................................4
Our Changing Planet ...............................................................................................5
Environmental Pollutants and Their Interactions ........................................................6
Environmental Cancer .............................................................................................7
Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases ..................................8
Where We Live, Work, Play, and Are Educated ..........................................................9
Mobile, Growing, and Aging Population .....................................................................9
Mobile and Growing Population .............................................................................9
Aging Population .....................................................................................................9
Sustainability ..............................................................................................................10
History of Sustainability in the United States ............................................................10
Introduction ...........................................................................................................10
Laws .......................................................................................................................11
President’s Council on Sustainable Development .................................................12
Recent Executive Orders Concerning Environmental Sustainability ...................13
History of Global Sustainability ................................................................................13
Introduction ...........................................................................................................13
United Nations .......................................................................................................13
Agenda 21 Report, June 1992 ..........................................................................14
Global Climate Change ..............................................................................................14
Programs Which Achieve the Goal of Preventing Disease and Injury and
Protecting the Environment .......................................................................................15
The Past .................................................................................................................15
How Programs Were Started ............................................................................15
The Present ............................................................................................................16
Components of Successful Environmental Health, Safety, Protection, and
Sustainability Programs .............................................................................................16
Example of a Successful Program: Community Rodent Control,
Philadelphia, 1959–1963........................................................................................17
Statement of the Problem ..................................................................................17
Solutions to the Problem ...................................................................................17
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