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Showing 1 to 20 of 553 for “"environmental health"”.
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Three essays in environmental health
… malnutrition, focusing on the role played by environmental shocks in determining health outcomes of children exposed to them. In the light of rapid climatic changes affecting human capital, Chapter 1 is one of the first to explore the prenatal channel of exposure to the December 2004 Indian …
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Environmental health risks, inequality and welfare beyond GDP
… and sanitation, temperature balance and other environmental quality changes. These environmental health risks are impacting welfare worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that 24% of all global deaths are linked to environmental factors, or around 13.7 million mortalities per year …
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Development of environmental health and safety database for small communities
The National Environmental Services Center (NESC) is a group of programs, national in scope, that provide a variety of environmental services directly to small community officials, engineers, technicians, regulatory officials, and private citizens.;The primary mission of each of the NESC programs …
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Data Experiences : novel interfaces for data engagement using environmental health data
… Using data from Silent Spring Institute's environmental health studies as a test case, I explore Data Experiences that are immersive, interactive, and aesthetic. Environmental health datasets are ideal for this application as they are highly relevant to the general population and have …
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Development of an environmental health profile: Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay, Namibia (June 1996)
… was used as a research structure to investigate environmental health in Kuisebmond, a traditional black township in Walvis Bay. On completion of the Urban Environmental Profile (UEP) for Walvis Bay, to address issues in the exosystem, it was found that infrastructure services provided to …
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Development of an environmental health profile: Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay, Namibia (June 1996)
… was used as a research structure to investigate environmental health in Kuisebmond, a traditional black township in Walvis Bay. On completion of the Urban Environmental Profile (UEP) for Walvis Bay, to address issues in the exosystem, it was found that infrastructure services provided to …
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The Application of the Literature Review Appraisal Toolkit on Environmental Health Systematic Reviews
<p>Environmental health systematic reviews have long been of poor quality when comparing them to clinical health systematic reviews. The main reason for the poor quality of environmental health systematic reviews is the lack of a specific protocol. The University of California-San Francisco’s …
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The Human and Environmental Health Impacts of Food Quality Among Emergency Food Providers
<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>Human health and environmental health are inextricably entwined, and the ways in which we grow, process, package, transport, market, and consume food are critical factors for both human and environmental health. The current industrial food system in the United …
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The Political Economy of Climate Adaptation and Environmental Health: The Case of Ethiopia
<p>The environment affects our health, livelihoods, and the social and political institutions within which we interact. Indeed, nearly a quarter of the global disease burden is attributed to environmental factors, and many of these factors are exacerbated by global climate change. Thus, the central …
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Environmental health, risk analysis and safety aspects of nuclear magnetic resonance and spectroscopy systems
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 1991.
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Factors Affecting the Viability of Environmental Health and Safety Programs in Institutions of Higher Education
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-12T19:54:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7726669.pdf: 5502885 bytes, checksum: bc92bf9b74b6249f1186db11f57b991f (MD5) Previous issue date: 1977
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Immunotoxicity of Dermal Permethrin and Cis-Urocanic Acid: Effects of Chemical Mixtures in Environmental Health
The present study examined adverse effects of sunlight exposure (mimicked by intradermal cis-urocanic acid, cUCA) on local and systemic immune responses, with or without co-exposure to the immunotoxic insecticide permethrin. A single exposure to cUCA caused diminished splenic macrophage …
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The challenges of food law enforcement : perceptions of environmental health practitioners in the Northwest of England
… that seeks to provide a high level of public health protection to ensure food is safe for human consumption. Government reports recommend the need for alternative enforcement tools for those responsible for enforcing food law so that they can properly address any failures within a food …
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The development and use of environmental health indicators for epidemiology and policy applications: a geographical analysis
This thesis examines the development and use of environmental health indicators for epidemiology, risk assessment and policy applications from a geographical perspective. Although indicators have traditionally been used to examine temporal trends, the development of environmental health indicators …
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ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION OF WATER RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS IN THE BAGRAMI DISTRICT OF KABUL PROVINCE
My paper includes: (1) an analysis of cases of waterborne diseases in Bagrami District from 2003-2007; (2) a review and assessment of the effectiveness of three recent water supply and sanitation projects carried out by aid organizations; (3) a description of a Bagrami water sanitation project that …
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ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION OF WATER RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS IN THE BAGRAMI DISTRICT OF KABUL PROVINCE
My paper includes: (1) an analysis of cases of waterborne diseases in Bagrami District from 2003-2007; (2) a review and assessment of the effectiveness of three recent water supply and sanitation projects carried out by aid organizations; (3) a description of a Bagrami water sanitation project that …
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The Health and Well-Being of Children from the Perspective of Social and Environmental Health Policy
Environmental health is an integral component of public health and, therefore, of social welfare. Yet both social and environmental health scientists have failed to adequately consider the mutual benefits of --and synergism between-- environmental and social policies aimed at the protection of the …
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Environmental health recommendations for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
… middle-income countries (LMICs). The impact of environmental health factors on the optimization of health of MDR-TB infected individuals, as well as on the prevention of transmission to household contacts, is not well documented. Current Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to achieve …
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Monitoring occupational and environmental health as part of the right to the highest attainable standard of health
Background: Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) is a major contributor to global Burden of Diseases (BoD). State Parties (SPs) to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) are obligated to implement the Right to Health (RtH); which includes improving …
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A Rhapsody on the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor: Molecular and Environmental Health Insights Through Novel and Canonical Signaling Pathways
… persistent, potent, and commonly encountered environmental contaminants. As such, we have investigated the specific role of the AhR in cellular replication during liver regeneration. Based on our findings, we then set out to assess transcriptional targets of the AhR in the mouse liver …
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