The climate, food, water, disease, and obesity Callahan, Daniel 1930- creator author. text bibliography Print books. nyu [2016] 2016 monographic eng

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xix, 393 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Our overheating, fraying planet -- Feeding a growing population : how, and with what kind of food? -- Water : not everywhere and not always fit to drink -- Chronic illness : rich or poor, few escape -- Obesity : the scourge of bad diets and sedentary habits -- Always more people and ever more elderly : caring and paying -- The technology fix : a way out? -- A volatile mix : public opinion, the media, and shaping policy -- Law and governance : managing our public planet and our private bodies -- Progress and its errant children : more is never enough -- The necessary coalition : social movements, legislatures, business. Daniel Callahan. Includes bibliographical references and index. Public health World health Environmental health Public Health Ecosystem Environmental Health Global Health Environmental health Public health World health RA418 .C35 2016 362.1 WA 100 9780231170024 2015034495 DNLM/DLC 150904 20161026151636.0 11909396 eng