Selendy Water and Sanitation Related Diseases and the Environment

Challenges, Interventions and Preventive Measures
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-14860-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 528 Seiten, E-Book

Written by authorities from various related specialties, this bookpresents the most complete treatment possible of the conditionsresponsible for water- and sanitation-related diseases, thepathogens and their biology, morbidity and mortality resulting fromlack of safe water and sanitation, distribution of these diseases,and the conditions that must be met to reduce or eradicate them.Preventive measures and solutions are presented throughout. Thisbook is an essential resource for all graduate students,postdoctoral scholars, and professionals in infectious disease,public health and medicine, chemical and environmental engineering,and international affairs.
Key features:
* Provides a comprehensive understanding of the interconnectionamong many factors related to water-related diseases, sanitationand hygiene
* Brings together experts from various specialties to addresseach area covered and to assist in bringing about the understandingof those interconnections
* Provides examples of successful interventions with knowledgeabout how they were brought about so that information can be use toreplicate the initiative in full or in part
* Provides an appreciation of the concerns and solutionsaddressed from an international perspective with high and lowtechnological solutions
* Provides insight into the international dimension of theseconcerns and how they can be best addressed
* Four hours of accompanying multimedia DVD on two discs
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Autoren/Hrsg.

Selendy, Janine M. H.

Über Autor(innen)

Janine Selendy is Founder, Chairman and President of HORIZON International, a non-profit organization based at Yale University, which addresses health, anvironment and disease issues worldwide. She also serves as principal editor and publisher of Horizon's web-based Solutions Site. She is executive producer of more than 20 television documentaries, many of which have won awards and have been broadcast in many countries. She is also a Research Affiliate in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University. Her background in medical, scientific, environmental and other areas provides her with an appreciation of the interconnectedness of many subjects.