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Author:   Barry L. Johnson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.816kg
ISBN:  

9780849384349

ISBN 10:   0849384346
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   01 February 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Introduction Environmental Health Policy Framework Key Definitions Evolution of Environmental Health Public Health Fundamentals The Role of Government Public's Policy Expectations Critical Thinking Summary Policy Questions Notes References STEPS IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH POLICY MAKING Introduction Influences on Environmental Health Policy The Public's Concerns Establishing Environmental Health Policy PACM Model Policies to Control Environmental Hazards Policy as a Means to Disease Prevention Environmental Ethics Summary Policy Questions Notes References FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STRUCTURE Introduction Civics 101 Dichotomous Environmental and Public Health Statutes DHHS Agencies with Environmental Programs Legislated Environmental Health Pairings Other Federal Environmental Health Programs Administrative Procedures Act Federal Government's Regulatory Programs Summary Policy Questions Notes References GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL STATUTES Introduction Regulations and Standards Enforcement and Penalties Consumer Product Safety Act Environmental Research & Development Demonstration Information Quality Act National Contingency Plan National Environmental Policy Act Noise Control Act Occupational Safety and Health Act Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act Public Health Service Act Summary Policy Questions Notes References AIR AND WATER STATUTES Introduction The Clean Air Act The Clean Water Act The Safe Drinking Water Act Summary Policy Questions Notes References FOOD SAFETY STATUTES Introduction Federal Meat Inspection Act Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act State and Local Health Departments' Food Safety Authorities Food Safety Policy Issues Summary Policy Questions Notes References PESTICIDES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES STATUTES Introduction Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act The Food Quality Protection Act Toxic Substances Control Act Summary Policy Questions Notes References SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE STATUTES Introduction Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Ocean Dumping Act Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships Oil Pollution Act Pollution Prevention Act Summary Policy Questions Notes References INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS Introduction United Nations World Bank World Trade Organization European Union International Rankings of Environmental Status Summary Policy Questions Notes References POLICY IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY/JUSTICE Introduction A Matter of Definition History Presidential Executive Order on Environmental Justice International Perspective Observation Policy Implications of Environmental Justice Summary Policy Questions Notes References POLICY IMPACTS OF RISK ASSESSMENT Introduction Evolution of Risk Assessment Federal Government's Involvement Human Health Risk Assessment Ecological Risk Assessment Occupational Injury Risk Assessmen Other Applications of Risk Assessment Public Health Concerns Regarding Risk Assessment Other Critics of Risk Assessment Summary Policy Questions Notes References ABBREVIATIONS GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS References INDEX

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