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Environmental health and nursing / Barbara Sattler, Jane Lipscomb, editors.

Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Springer, c2003.Description: xvi, 380 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0826142826
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 615.9 21
LOC classification:
  • RA566 .E575 2003
NLM classification:
  • WA 30
Contents:
Part I. THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE HEALTH CARE WORKPLACE : Pollutants produced by the health care industry / Barbara Sattler -- Occupational health risks in the health care industry / Jane Lipscomb -- Latex allergy in health care / Susan Wilburn -- Ergonomics / Pat Bertsche, Gary Orr -- Health care without harm: a case study in advocacy / Charlotte Brody. Part II. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BASICS : Toxicology / Barbara Sattler -- Environmental epidemiology / Jane Lipscomb -- Finding information about chemicals in our environment / Barbara Sattler -- Risk assessment and risk management of environmental exposures / Jane Lipscomb -- Risk Communication / Barbara Sattler -- Water pollution / Barbara Sattler -- Drinking water quality / Brenda Afzal -- Air pollution / Barbara Sattler -- How food production can affect safe consumption / Jackie Hunt Christensen -- Environmental tobacco smoke and smoking cessation / Sophie Balk -- Hazardous and municipal waste sites / Cheryll Ranger and Ralph O'Connor / Pesticide exposure / Patricia Butterfield, Phillip Butterfield.Part III. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS AND SETTINGS : Environmental hazards in the home / Barbara Sattler -- Children's environmental health / Barbara Sattler -- Environmental health risks in the work settings: recognizing sentinel events / Kathleen McPhaul ---- Environmental health risks in schools / Erin Balka, Marian Condon, Tonya McKee, Barbara Sattler -- Cross-cultural issues on the Mexican-U.S. border / Maria Alvarez Amaya. Part IV. Integrating environmental health into nursing practice : Occupational and environmental health history-taking / Jane Lipscomb, Karen Sova -- Understanding environmental health policy / Barbara Sattler -- Environmental health education / Barbara Sattler -- Advocating for environmental justice: protecting vulnerable communities from pollution / Dorothy Powell, Diann Slade -- Conclusion / Barbara Sattler -- Appendix: Environmental health resources.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks RA566 .E575 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039000690486

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE HEALTH CARE WORKPLACE : Pollutants produced by the health care industry / Barbara Sattler -- Occupational health risks in the health care industry / Jane Lipscomb -- Latex allergy in health care / Susan Wilburn -- Ergonomics / Pat Bertsche, Gary Orr -- Health care without harm: a case study in advocacy / Charlotte Brody. Part II. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BASICS : Toxicology / Barbara Sattler -- Environmental epidemiology / Jane Lipscomb -- Finding information about chemicals in our environment / Barbara Sattler -- Risk assessment and risk management of environmental exposures / Jane Lipscomb -- Risk Communication / Barbara Sattler -- Water pollution / Barbara Sattler -- Drinking water quality / Brenda Afzal -- Air pollution / Barbara Sattler -- How food production can affect safe consumption / Jackie Hunt Christensen -- Environmental tobacco smoke and smoking cessation / Sophie Balk -- Hazardous and municipal waste sites / Cheryll Ranger and Ralph O'Connor / Pesticide exposure / Patricia Butterfield, Phillip Butterfield.Part III. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS AND SETTINGS : Environmental hazards in the home / Barbara Sattler -- Children's environmental health / Barbara Sattler -- Environmental health risks in the work settings: recognizing sentinel events / Kathleen McPhaul ---- Environmental health risks in schools / Erin Balka, Marian Condon, Tonya McKee, Barbara Sattler -- Cross-cultural issues on the Mexican-U.S. border / Maria Alvarez Amaya. Part IV. Integrating environmental health into nursing practice : Occupational and environmental health history-taking / Jane Lipscomb, Karen Sova -- Understanding environmental health policy / Barbara Sattler -- Environmental health education / Barbara Sattler -- Advocating for environmental justice: protecting vulnerable communities from pollution / Dorothy Powell, Diann Slade -- Conclusion / Barbara Sattler -- Appendix: Environmental health resources.

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