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Urban health : readings in the social, built, and physical environments of U.S. cities

Title
Urban health : readings in the social, built, and physical environments of U.S. cities / edited by H. Patricia Hynes and Russ Lopez.
ISBN
9780763752453 (pbk.)
0763752452 (pbk.)
Published
Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c2009.
Physical Description
xxiii, 302 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 06, 2009
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The age of extremes: concentrated affluence and poverty in the twenty-first century / Douglas S. Massey
Health inequities in the United States: prospects and solutions / Dennis Raphael
To mitigate, resist, or undo: addressing structural influences on the health of urban populations / Arline T Geronimus
Neighborhoods and violent crime: a multilevel study of collective efficacy / Robert J. Sampson, Stephen W. Raudenbush, Felton Earls
Housing and health: time again for public health action / James Krieger, Donna L. Higgins
Indoor environments and health: moving into the 21st century / Jonathan M. Samet, John D. Spengler
Urban sprawl and public health / Howard Frumkin
Obesity, physical activity, and the urban environment: public health research needs / Russell P. Lopez, H. Patricia Hynes
Health, wealth, and air pollution: advancing theory and methods / Marie S. O'Neill ... [et al.]
Examining urban brownfields through the public health / Jill S. Litt, Nga L. Tran, Thomas A. Burke
A current appraisal of toxic wastes and race in the United States, 2007 / Robin Saha
Urban horticulture in the contemporary United States: personal and community benefits / H. Patricia Hynes, Genevieve Howe
Cities: the vital core / Joel Rogers.
Subjects (Medical)
Environment Design - United States.
Health Status Disparities - United States.
Socioeconomic Factors - United States.
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