Environmental Health
Definition/Scope Note:
Environmental health is the science and practice of preventing human injury and illness and promoting well-being by identifying and evaluating environmental sources and hazardous agents and limiting exposures to hazardous physical, chemical, and biological agents in air, water, soil, food, and other environmental media or settings that may adversely affect human health.
Source: https://www.neha.org/about-neha/definitions-environmental-health
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Website/Online Sources:
- https://www.neha.org/about-neha/definitions-environmental-health
- https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/environmental-health
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/environmental-health
- https://explorehealthcareers.org/field/environmental-health/
- https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/environmental-health
Journal Articles:
- Enacted 2019 State Environment Health Legislation
- Supporting Students and Young Professionals in Environmental and Occupational Health, Safety, Science, and Policy related Graduate Programs/ Derek G. Shendell
- Environmental Health Leadership on Climate Solution amidst COVID-19/ Robert M. Perkowitz
- New Toxicology Tools and the Emerging Paradigm Shift in Environmental Health Decision making/ Gary L. Ginsberg
- Work, School, and Training in the Environmental health field: a lifelong Relationship/ Jennifer Dobson
eBooks:
- Environmental Pollution and Health/ V.K. Ahluwalia
- Environmental Health Narratives: A Reader for Youth/ Emily Mendenhall
- Environmental Journalism/ Diane Dakers
- Taking Action to Help Environment/ Eric Braun
- Community and Environment/ Connie Jo Smith
Odilo:
- Re-Thinking Green Alternatives to Environmental Bureaucracy
- A Handbook Health/ Woods Hutchinson
- School Health: Policy and Practice
- Gale Researcher Guide for: Global Public Health/ Holly Caldwell
Proquest:
- Environmental Health Priorities of Residents and Environmental Health Professional:Implication for improving Environmental Health Services in Rural Versus Urban Communities/ Connor Wu
- National Environmental Health Association Position to Support the Registered Environmental Health Specialist/ Registered Sanitarian Credential for Environmental Health Proffessionals
- The Environmental Public Health Performance Standards: Strengthening the Nation’s Environmental Public Health Infrastructure and Improving Environmental Health Practice/ John P. Sarisky
- Strategies for Enhancing the Environmental Health Workforce: An Update on the Health of Accredited Environmental Health Degree Programs/ Yolanda Sinde
- Lessons Learned for the National Children’s Study from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Search/ Carole A. Kimmel