Cities And the Health of the Public

, by Freudenberg, Nicholas; Galea, Sandro; Vlahov, David

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ISBN: 9780826515124 | 0826515126
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Copyright: 6/15/2006

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The essays commissioned for this volume analyze the impact of city living on health, focusing primarily on conditions in the United States. With 16 chapters by 24 internationally recognized experts, the book introduces an ecological approach to the study of the health of urban populations.

Preface

PART I INTRODUCTION

A Framework for the Study of Urban Health

(16)

Sandro Galea

Nicholas Freudenberg

David Vlahov

Changing Living Conditions; Changing Health: U.S. Cities since World War II

(30)

Nicholas Freudenberg

Sandro Galea

David Vlahov

PART II DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN CITIES

The Urban Social Environment and Its Effects on Health

(12)

Adam Coutts

Ichiro Kawachi

The Urban Physical Environment and Its Effects on Health

(24)

Susan Klitzman

Thomas D. Matte

Daniel E. Kass

Access to High-Quality Health Care in U.S. Cities: Balancing Community Need and Service System Survival

(21)

Dennis P. Andrulis

Food, Nutrition, and the Health of Urban Populations

106

(23)

Ming-Chin Yeh

David L. Katz

PART III LOCAL AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON CHANGING CITIES

Public Health in U.S. Cities: A Historical Perspective

129

(14)

David Rosner

Cities, Suburbs, and Urban Sprawl: Their Impact on Health

143

(33)

Howard Frumkin

Fifty Ways to Destroy a City: Undermining the Social Foundation of Health

176

(18)

Mindy Thompson Fullilove

A Developing World Perspective: Health and Deficiencies in Provision for Water and Sanitation in Urban Areas of Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean

194

(15)

Gordon McGranahan

David Satterthwaite

PART IV HEALTH OUTCOMES AND DETERMINANTS

Cities and Infectious Diseases: Controls and Challenges

209

(16)

David Vlahov

Emily Gibble

Traumatic Stressors in Urban Settings: Consequences and Implications

225

(22)

Kenneth J. Ruggiero

Amy Van Wynsberghe

Tomika Stevens

Dean G. Kilpatrick

Mental Health in the City

247

(30)

Sandro Galea

Michaeline Bresnahan

Ezra Susser

PART V NEXT STEPS: RESEARCH AND INTERVENTION

Methodological Considerations in the Study of Urban Health: How Do We Best Assess How Cities Affect Health?

277

(17)

Sandro Galea

Amy Schulz

Interventions to Improve Urban Health

294

(33)

Nicholas Freudenberg

Creating Healthier Cities: Where Do We Go from Here?

327

(18)

David Vlahov

Sandro Galea

Nicholas Freudenberg

Contributors

345

(4)

Index

349

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