Name: Health and the Environment in the Southeastern United States. Rebuilding Unity: Workshop Summary
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Author: Board on Health Sciences Policy;Richard J. Jackson;Howard, MD, MPH, PhD Frumkin;Christine M. Coussens;Research, and Medicine Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences;Institute of Medicine
ISBN: 9780309085410

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Health and the Environment in the Southeastern United States. Rebuilding Unity: Workshop Summary

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

National Academies Press

Author

Board on Health Sciences Policy;Richard J. Jackson;Howard, MD, MPH, PhD Frumkin;Christine M. Coussens;Research, and Medicine Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences;Institute of Medicine

Year

2002

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.90 x 15.20 x 2.50 cm

ISBN13

9780309085410

Health and the Environment in the Southeastern United States. Rebuilding Unity: Workshop Summary

Board On Health Sciences Policy;Richard J. Jackson;Howard, Md, Mph, Phd Frumkin;Christine M. Coussens;Research, And Medicine Roundtable On Environmental Health Sciences;Institute Of Medicine (Author) · National Academies Press · Paperback

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Synopsis "Health and the Environment in the Southeastern United States. Rebuilding Unity: Workshop Summary"

The purpose of this regional workshop in the Southeast was to broaden the environmental health perspective from its typical focus on environmental toxicology to a view that included the impact of the natural, built, and social environments on human health. Early in the planning, Roundtable members realized that the process of engaging speakers and developing an agenda for the workshop would be nearly as instructive as the workshop itself. In their efforts to encourage a wide scope of participation, Roundtable members sought input from individuals from a broad range of diverse fields-urban planners, transportation engineers, landscape architects, developers, clergy, local elected officials, heads of industry, and others. This workshop summary captures the discussions that occurred during the two-day meeting. During this workshop, four main themes were explored: (1) environmental and individual health are intrinsically intertwined; (2) traditional methods of ensuring environmental health protection, such as regulations, should be balanced by more cooperative approaches to problem solving; (3) environmental health efforts should be holistic and interdisciplinary; and (4) technological advances, along with coordinated action across educational, business, social, and political spheres, offer great hope for protecting environmental health. This workshop report is an informational document that provides a summary of the regional meeting. Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Perspective on Environmental Health2 Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment3 Environmental Health: A Fifty-Year Perspective4 Human Health and the Natural Environment5 Human Health and the Built Environment6 Human Health and the Social EnvironmentReferencesAppendix A AgendaAppendix B Speakers and PanelistsAppendix C Meeting Participants