Green health : an A-to-Z guide / Oladele Ogunseitan, editor.
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TextSeries: Sage reference series on green society: Publisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2011Description: xxvi, 562 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmISBN: 9781412996884; 1412996880; 9781412974592; 1412974593Subject(s): Health attitudes | Health behavior | Green movement | Environmental Health | Attitude to Health | Health Behavior | Conservation of Natural Resources -- methods | Green movement | Health attitudes | Health behavior | Gesundheit | Gesundheitspolitik | Umweltbewusstsein | Okologie
| Sante -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Guides pratiques et mementos | Hygiene du milieu -- Guides pratiques et mementos | 2012NEWFEBRUARYGenre/Form: Encyclopedias.DDC classification: 616.98 LOC classification: RA776.9 | .G738 2011| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Green Health Reader's Guide -- Green Health List of Contributors -- Green Health Chronology -- Green Health Glossary -- Green Health Resource Guide -- Green Health Appendix -- A-Z.
"Green Health: An A-to-Z Guide examines the green movement within the contexts of personal health and the healthcare industry, focusing on consumer lifestyles and how they affect resource conservation, pollution prevention, and environmental management. The scope of the title involves the societal goals of protecting human health and reducing the ecological footprint of healthcare. With approximately 150 signed entries written from global viewpoints by university professors and experts, Green Health: An A-to-Z Guide explores topics ranging from ecologically sustainable pharmaceuticals to the health risks of fossil fuels, biological stressors, the precautionary principle and wellness, organic food and health, hazardous waste, drinking water, the greening of healthcare, and more. Vivid photographs, searchable hyperlinks, numerous cross references, an extensive resource guide, and a clear, accessible writing style make the Green Society ideal for classroom use as well as for research"--
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