Environmental Policy and Public Health

Introduction

The fourth edition of this textbook integrates contemporary topics shaped by environmental and public health policy with foundational knowledge about key environmental health policies and threats affecting communities locally and globally.

Part I: One Health and Environmental Risks

Divided into three parts, Part I explores One Health, highlighting the interconnected health of people, animals, plants, and ecosystems, vaccines and preventable infectious diseases, and climate and health risks, emphasizing policy-driven community resilience. It also addresses natural disasters, emergency preparedness, and sustainability, focusing on the role of environmental policy in managing interdependent systems for long-term health.

Part II: Foundational Environmental Policies

Part II examines the public health implications of foundational environmental policies developed with prevention in mind, including toxicants, air quality, water, and solid and hazardous wastes.

Part III: Persistent Environmental Health Topics

Part III addresses persistent environmental health topics requiring renewed attention, such as noise and light pollution, food safety and security, the built environment, and transportation.

Features

The only textbook linking environmental policies to the health of people, animals, plants, and ecosystems, authored by experts with extensive teaching experience in policy and public health. Integrates contemporary topics with foundational knowledge about environmental health policies and threats globally and locally. Critically evaluates sustainability's role in managing interconnected health systems through policy. Demonstrates the critical role of policy and the impact of policy gaps on public health and disease prevention. Includes practice questions in every chapter to support case-based learning and broad application. This is a comprehensive textbook for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in public health and environmental sciences. It is also a great reference for professional education fostering transdisciplinary collaboration across public health, veterinary sciences, and sustainability systems.