A Community Guide to Environmental Health
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Guía comunitaria para la salud ambiental
guide Jan 2012
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Aut.
Jeff Conant
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Pam Fadem
Ed. Hesperian - Berkeley - 2 édition
Téléchargeable sous format: PdF zippé (24 290 ko)
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Abstract:
From water quality to social inequality, from raising crops to rising temperatures, how we use natural resources afftects our health and well-being. This highly-illustrated guide will help health promoters, educators, community leaders and ordinary people take charge of their communities' environmental health.
In small villages and large cities, A Community Guide to Environmental Health can provide tools, knowledge, and inspiration to begin transforming the global crisis in environmental health. This book contains activities to stimulate critical thinking and environmental change, dozens of stories of communities in action, and instructions for making simple technologies to purify water, clean without toxics, get rid of pests, and more. Contents:
Introductory Material
Chapter 1: Promoting Community Environmental Health
Health promoters stop cholera
Chapter 2: Understanding and Mobilizing for Community Health
Mobilizing for Environmental Health
Activities for Learning and Mobilizing
A Guide to Which Activity to Use When
Chapter 3: Protecting Natural Resources for All
Inequality: Cause and Effect of Environmental Health Problems
Building Community Institutions
Making Our Communities Sustainable
Chapter 4: Environmental Rights and Justice
The Bhopal Toxic Gas Disaster
The Struggle for Rights and Justice
How Toxic Substances Get into our Bodies
Chapter 5: Health Problems from Unsafe Water
Enough Water is as Important as Safe Water
What Makes Water Unsafe?
Preventing the Spread of Germs and Worms
Toxic Pollution in Water
The Right to Enough Safe Water
Chapter 6: Protecting Community Water
Water and Community Health
Raise Community Awareness
Improve Your Water Supply
Protect Water Sources
Protected Wells
Protect your Spring
Collect Rainwater
Safe Water Transport
Store Water Safely
Make Water Safe to Drink
Wastewater: A Problem or a Resource?
Chapter 7: Building Toilets
Promoting Sanitation
What People Want from Toilets
Planning for Toilets
Women and Men Have Different Needs
Toilets for Children
Sanitation for Emergencies
Sanitation for Cities and Towns
The Problem of Sewage
Toilet Choices
Ecological Toilets
Pour Flush Pit Toilets
Choosing the Right Toilet
Chapter 8: Health Problems from Mosquitoes
How Mosquitoes Cause Illness
Malaria
Dengue Fever (Breakbone Fever)
Yellow Fever
Community Mosquito Control
Chapter 9: Protecting Watersheds
How Watersheds Work
Protecting and Restoring Watersheds
Managing the Way Water Flows
Large Dams Damage Health
Chapter 10: Forests
Forests and Health
Forests and Livelihood
Forest Destruction
Forest Conflicts
Sustainable Use of Forests
Forest Reserves
Reforestation
Chapter 11: Restoring Land and Planting Trees
Preventing Erosion
Restoring Damaged Land
Planting Trees
Restoring Waterways and Wetlands
Chapter 12: Community Food Security
What Is Community Food Security?
Improving Local Food Security
Food Security in Cities
Social and Political Causes of Hunger
Food Sovereignty is a Human Right
Chapter 13: The False Promise of Genetically Engineered Foods
GE Foods and Health
Environmental Problems from GE Crops
GE Food is Dumped as Food Aid
Chapter 14: Pesticides Are Poison
Pesticides Cause Many Health Problems
Children and Pesticide Poisoning
Protecting Children from Pesticides
Treatment for Pesticide Poisoning
Long-term Health Effects of Pesticides
Pesticide Poisoning Can Look Like Other Illnesses
How to Reduce Harm from Pesticide Use
Pesticides on Food
Pest Control at Home
Pesticides Harm the Environment
Pesticide Education
Chapter 15: Sustainable Farming
Farming for Health and a Better Life
Improving Soil
Protecting Soil from Erosion
Contour Barriers
Use Water Wisely
Managing Pests and Plant Diseases
Plant Diseases
Planting Trees and Crops Together
Saving Seeds
Safe Food Storage
Raising Animals
Fish Farming
Sustainable Farming in the City
Marketing Farm Products
Farmer Field Schools
Chapter 16: Harm from Toxic Chemicals
How Toxic Chemicals Harm Us
How Chemicals Harm Children
Reproductive Health Problems
Cancer
Lung (Breathing) Problems
Nerve Problems
Skin Problems
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
Our Chemical Body Burden
Heavy Metals
POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants)
Radiation
Healing Toxic Injuries
Chapter 17: A Healthy Home
Health Problems at Home
Indoor Air Pollution
Allergies
Improved Stoves
Fuels for Cooking and Heating
Fire Safety
Controlling Pests
Toxics in the Home
Safe Food Preparation
Do Not Bring Work Hazards Home
Building a Healthy Home
Planning with Communities
Chapter 18: Solid Waste: Turning a Health Risk into a Resource
Some Waste Does Not Go Away
Poorly Managed and Mixed Waste
Community Clean-up and Resource Recovery
A Community Trash Walk
A Community Solid Waste Program
Getting Rid of Trash Safely
Sanitary Landfills
Getting to Zero Waste
Waste and the Law
Chapter 19: Health Care Waste
Health Problems from Health Care Waste
The Problem of Burning Waste
Preventing Harm from Health Care Waste
Disinfecting with Chemicals
Disinfecting with Heat
After Disinfection
Treatment and Disposal of Sharps
Disposing of Infectious Waste
Immunization Programs
Burying Health Care Waste
Safe Disposal of Chemical Waste
Do a Health Care Waste Assessment
Community Solutions
Chapter 20: Preventing and Reducing Harm from Toxics
Avoiding and Controlling Toxics
Hidden Costs and Who Pays Them
Air Pollution
Clean Production
Unsafe Disposal of Toxic Waste
Chapter 21: Mining and Health
Health Problems from Mining
Social Problems
Illnesses from Dust
Tuberculosis(TB)
Contaminated Water
Chemicals Used in Mining
Heavy Metals
Safety at Mine Sites
When a Mine Closes
Responsible Mining
Chapter 22: Oil, Illness, and Human Rights
Oil and Community Health
Oil Causes Serious Health Problems
Every Part of Oil Production is Harmful
Gas Flares
Oil Refineries
Oil Spills
Environmental Justice
Oil and the Law
Chapter 23: Clean Energy
How Electricity is Produced
Benefits and Costs of Clean Energy
Energy Distribution
Making the Best Use of Electricity
Transportation
Small Dams
Wind Power
Solar Power
Biomass Energy
Bicycle Power
Appendix A: Safety and Emergencies
Make a Safety Plan for Emergencies
A First Aid Kit
Protective Clothing and Equipment
Chemical Spills
Treating Harm Caused by Chemicals
Treating Burns
Shock
Rescue Breathing (Mouth-to-Mouth Breathing)
Appendix B: Using Laws to Fight for Environmental Rights
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs)
Lawsuits
Using International Law
Other Environmental Health Resources
Other Nutrition, Food, and Farming Resources
Other Water and Sanitation Resources
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