Epidemiology: The Basic Science of Public Health
KEY TERMS Birth defect Chronic disease Control group Endemic level Epidemic Immune system Incubation period Notifable disease/Reportable disease Vital statistics Charles-Edward Amory Winslow, the great public health leader of the…
Population: The Ultimate Environmental Health Issue
KEY TERMS Carrying capacity Global warming Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Urbanization Population biology is a science in itself. Studies of animal, plant, and microorganism…
Emergency Preparedness, Post-9/11
KEY TERMS Bioterrorism Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Incident Command System (ICS) Model State Emergency Health Powers Act National Incident Management System (NIMS) Office of Emergency…
Solid and Hazardous Wastes: What to Do with the Garbage?
KEY TERMS Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Municipal solid waste Recycling Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Sanitary landfills Superfund In the spring and summer of 1987, the problem…
