Pennsylvania's Asthma School Project and descriptive pilot investigation: a focus on environmental health tracking and the outdoor air quality flag program in Central California: a school-based educational intervention to potentially help reduce children's exposure to environmental asthma triggers.

Air Quality (Third Edition)

Thad Godish (1997)

Air Quality covers all the new issues and challenges in air quality and takes a new look at familiar concerns in light of recent discoveries and scientific advances. This is a complete overview of the topic, written in an accessible, highly readable style by a respected expert in the field. The book has been significantly revised from previous editions. A new chapter on quantitative methods adds an engineering perspective to the subject and makes the book especially valuable to students and professionals. Revisions and additions to the information on indoor air quality reflect the increasing importance of this maturing science. You will find this book valuable in many areas of study, including all areas of environmental science, engineering, industrial hygiene, and health and safety programs.

464 pages, hardcover. Member: $89. Nonmember: $97. Catalog #82.

Air Pollution and Health

Edited by Stephen T. Holgate, Jonathon M. Samet, Hillel S. Koren, and Robert L. Maynard (1999)

This book is the first fully comprehensive and current account of air pollution science and the impact of air pollution on human health. It covers topics ranging from meteorology, atmospheric chemistry, and particle physics to the etiology and epidemiology of allergic reactions and respiratory, cardiovascular, and related disorders. Air Pollution and Health also has substantial international coverage and sections on cost implications, risk assessment, regulation, standards, and information networks. The multidisciplinary approach and the breadth of the discussion provide readers with up-to-date information on all issues related to ambient air pollution. For all concerned with monitoring and regulating air pollution, as well as those concerned with human health impacts, this book is essential.

1,065 pages, hardcover Member: $184. Nonmember: $202. Catalog #844.

Safe and Healthy School Environments

Edited by Howard Frumkin, Robert J. Geller, and I. Leslie Rubin, with Janice Nodvin (2006)

Millions of children and adults across the nation spend their days in school buildings, and they need safe, healthy environments to thrive, learn, and succeed. This book explores the school environment using the methods and perspectives of environmental health science. Although environmental health has long been understood to be an important factor in workplaces, homes, and communities, Safe and Healthy School Environments is the first book to address the same basic concerns with respect to schools. The editors are physicians and educators trained in pediatrics, occupational and environmental medicine, and medical toxicology, and the authors are experts in their fields drawn from across the United States and abroad. Each section of the book addresses a different concern facing schools today In the first six sections, various aspects of the school environment are examined. Chapters cover the physical environment of the school, air quality issues, pest control, cleaning methods, food safety, safe designs of playgrounds and sports fields, crime and violence prevention, and transportation. In the last two sections, recommendations are made for school administrators on how to maximize the health of their schools. The chapters in this section address evaluation of the school environment, implementation of strategies to address children and adults with disabilities, emphasizing health services, prevention and recognition of infectious disease, and occupational health for faculty and staff. The entire book is evidence-based, readable, generously illustrated, and practical--an indispensable resource for parents, school staff, administrators, government officials, and health professionals.

480 pages. Hardcover. Member: $94.50. Nonmember: $104.50. Catalog #631.