Oxford University Press has announced the release of the Textbook of Children’s Environmental Health, Second Edition, edited by Ruth A. Etzel and Philip J. Landrigan. This leading textbook covers the myriad ways in which the environment impacts children’s health.
VISTA director Laura Schwab-Reese, MA, PhD, along with Cara Hamann, MPH, PhD, (University of Iowa) and Amy Hunter, MPH, PhD (UCONN) wrote Chapter 54 on Injuries, Trauma, and the Environment.
In Chapter 54, we cover:
- Injuries in the Home Environment
- Sleep-Related Deaths
- Falls
- Poisonings
- Injuries in the Road Environment
- Passengers
- Drivers
- Pedestrians
- Cyclists and Other Micromobility
- Firearm Injury, Homicide, and Suicide
- Other Forms of Violence
The textbook is ideal for:
- Public health practitioners
- Pediatricians and pediatric trainees
- Family physicians
- Environmental scientists
- Nurses and nursing students
- Students in schools of public health
- College undergraduates majoring in public health, environmental health, or environmental science
- Health and environmental policy makers in governments and NGOs
This edition is perfect as a primary textbook for courses in public health and environmental science, or as supplementary reading in related fields.
The second edition brings several new chapters that address emerging and critical topics.
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