Cities and the Health of the Public

Nicholas Freudenberg, Sandro Galea, And David Vlahov

Description

The essays commissioned for this book 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.

This book assesses the primary determinants of well-being in cities, including the social and physical environments, diet, and health care and social services. The book includes chapters on the history of public health in cities, the impact of urban sprawl and urban renewal on health, and the challenges facing cities in the developing world. It also examines conditions such as infectious diseases, violence and disasters, and mental illness.

Sujets

• Public Health
• Medical
• Médecine
• CAB Direct (database)
• Sociology
• Index of urban studies articles
• Health

Informations

• Publié par: Vanderbilt University Press
• Date de parution: 24 juillet 2006
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780826592064
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Cities and the Health of the Public

Edîted by Nîcholas Freudenberg, Sandro Galea, and Davîd Vlahov

Cities and the Health of the Public

Cities and the Health of the Public

Nîchoas Freudenberg, Sandro Gaea, and Davîd Vahov, Edîtors

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é ô àç-éé àé. àûàçûé  é Ûé Śàéŝ ô Āéçà éŝé  é çĀà

à ô Çôéŝŝ Çààô--ûçàô àà

Çéŝ à é éà ô é ûç / çôàŝ éûéé, Śàô àéà, à à àô, éôŝ.—ŝ é. . ; ç. îçûéŝ ôàçà éééçéŝ à é. îŚ -86--8 (çô : à. àé) îŚ -86--6 (.: à. àé) . Ûà éà. î. éûéé, çôàŝ. îî. àéà, Śàô. îîî. àô, à. [: . Ûà éà. Ā 8 Ç8 ] Ā66.7.Ç8  6.’—ç 7

Contents

Preface

PARTI I NTRODUCTION

1. A Framework for the Study of Urban Health Sandro Gaea, Nîchoas Freudenberg, and Davîd Vahov

2. Changîng Lîvîng Condîtîons; Changîng Health: U.S. Cîtîes sînce World War II Nîchoas Freudenberg, Sandro Gaea, and Davîd Vahov

PARTII  D H C ETERMINANTS OF EALTH IN ITIES

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3. The Urban Socîal Envîronment and Its Effects on Health 49 Adam Coutts and Ichîro Kawachî

4. The Urban Physîcal Envîronment and Its Effects on Health 61 Susan Kîtzman, Thomas D. Matte, and Danîe E. Kass

5. Access to Hîgh-Qualîty Health Care în U.S. Cîtîes: Balancîng Communîty Need and Servîce System Survîval 85 Dennîs P. Andruîs

6. Food, Nutrîtîon, and the Health of Urban Populatîons 106 Mîng-Chîn Yeh and Davîd L. Katz

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PARTIII  L OCALAND G LOBAL P ERSPECTIVESON C HANGING C ITIES

7. Publîc Health în U.S. Cîtîes: A Hîstorîcal Perspectîve Davîd Rosner

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8. Cîtîes, Suburbs, and Urban Sprawl: Theîr Impact on Health 143 Howard Frumkîn

9. Fîfty Ways to Destroy a Cîty: Undermînîng the Socîal Foundatîon of Health Mîndy Thompson Fuîove

10. A Developîng World Perspectîve: Health and Deicîencîes în Provîsîon for Water and Sanîtatîon în Urban Areas of Afrîca, Asîa, and Latîn Amerîca and the Carîbbean Gordon McGranahan and Davîd Satterthwaîte

PARTIV  H EALTH O UTCOMESAND D TERMINAN E TS

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11. Cîtîes and Infectîous Dîseases: Controls and Challenges 209 Davîd Vahov and Emîy Gîbbe

12. Traumatîc Stressors în Urban Settîngs: Consequences and Implîcatîons Kenneth J. Ruggîero, Amy Van Wynsberghe, Tomîka Stevens, and Dean G. Kîpatrîck

13. Mental Health în the Cîty Sandro Gaea, Mîchaeîne Bresnahan, and Ezra Susser

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PARTV  N S : R I EXT TEPS ESEARCH AND NTERVENTION

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14. Methodologîcal Consîderatîons în the Study of Urban Health: How Do We Best Assess How Cîtîes Affect Health? 277 Sandro Gaea and Amy Schuz

15. Interventîons to Improve Urban Health Nîchoas Freudenberg

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16. Creatîng Healthîer Cîtîes: Where Do We Go from Here? 327 Davîd Vahov, Sandro Gaea, and Nîchoas Freudenberg

Contrîbutors

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Śééà ôà éŝ àé é éà éé-iŝ çéû à ôôûé é ô éŝ é çôéçôŝ ééé ç  à éà. ŝ, ôé à ôé éôé àé   çéŝ.  7, ôé à à é ô’ŝ ôûàô à   ôé à éé-ûàéŝ  é  ûà àéàŝ. ôéôé, çéŝ àé ô- , ŝà ô ŝûûŝ, ôà çûûéŝ, éô ŝéàŝé û àŝô çéà-  é ôôûéŝ ô éà ôôô. à,  é àŝ éçàéŝ çéŝ àé éé é ŝôûçé ô é ô’ŝ ôŝ çàé éà ôéŝ—î éç- ô, ŚĀŚ, àà lû, û àçô, à ééŝôà à ôçà ôéçé, àŝ é àŝ é ŝàéŝ  éà à ôô é ôô ô éàûé à ééàé ôà. î ŝ ôûé, é ŝûàzé à é àé ô éçé ŝçôàŝ ô é àç ô ç  ô éà. Oû çéà éŝŝ ŝ é ûç éà àô à  çôôŝ àé é ôŝ ôà ééà ô ôûàô éà à à ô éŝé çôôŝ ŝ é ôŝ ôŝ ŝàé ô ô é éà ô ûà ôûàôŝ.  ŝ ôô àŝ ié àŝ. î Çàé , é éŝé ôû àéô ô é ŝû ô ûà éà. é àûé à à  çôôŝ, é à à ôŝ éé- àé lûéçé ô é éà ô ç ééŝ, ŝàé é çôçéŝ ûàŝ àé àôû éà à ŝàé é éôéŝ  ç é é. é é ôû - çà éŝôŝ ô ûà  çôôŝ—ôûàô, é ŝôçà à ŝçà éôéŝ, à é ŝŝé ô éà à ŝôçà ŝéçéŝ. éŝé àé  û - lûéçé  é-éé àçôŝ, ŝûç àŝ ôéé, àéŝ, à ç ŝôçé à é ûçà éé à  ôàé ôà à àôà ôçéŝ, ŝûç àŝ àô, ŝûûàzàô, é çà ôé ô ôéé, à ôà éçôôç çàéŝ. î Çàé , é ûŝàé ŝ àéô  à  ô çàéŝ  Û.Ś. çéŝ  é ŝ éçàéŝ ŝçé é é ô ô à îî.

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