Cities and the Health of the Public.0826515126 Cities and the health of the public. Ed. by Nicholas Freudenberg et al. Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University, at Nashville, Tenn.; coeducational; chartered 1872 as Central Univ. of Methodist Episcopal Church, founded and renamed 1873, opened 1875 through a gift from Cornelius Vanderbilt. Until 1914 it operated under the auspices of the Methodist Church. Pr. 2006 364 pages $34.95 Paperback RA566 The central thesis shared by these 15 papers exploring connections between urban living and public health is that living conditions living conditions npl → condiciones fpl de vida living conditions npl → conditions fpl de vie living conditions living are the most important determinant of population health and that improving living conditions is thus the most promising strategy for improving health. Presented by Freudenberg (public health and social psychology, Hunter College Hunter College: see New York, City University of. ), Galea galea /ga·lea/ (ga´le-ah) [L.] a helmet-shaped structure. galea aponeuro´tica the aponeurosis connecting the two bellies of the occipitofrontalis muscle. (epidemiology, U. of Michigan), and Vlahov (director, Center for Urban Epidemiological Studies, New York Academy of Medicine The New York Academy of Medicine was founded in 1847 by a group of leading New York City metropolitan area physicians as a voice for the medical profession in medical practice and public health reform. ), the papers discuss determinants of health in cities, local and global perspectives on changing cities, health outcomes and determinants, and future steps in research and intervention. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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