03933cam a2200517 i 4500 594111 594111 19778582 US-DLC 20190522143735.0 170710t20182018enka b 001 0 eng c 2017948318 101726119 DNLM 9780198725916 (paperback) 0198725914 (paperback) (OCoLC)ocn993691271 NLM eng NLM rda U3W YDX KSU UAB OCLCO HF9 OCLCF DLC AU pcc Alfaisal Main Library RA427 .O965 2018 Oxford textbook of nature and public health : the role of nature in improving the health of a population / edited by Matilda van den Bosch (Assistant Professor, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada), William Bird (Honorary Senior Lecturer, european Centre for Environment and Human Health, Truro, UK, Family Doctor and CEO, Intelligent Health, Reading, UK). Textbook of nature and public health First edition. Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, ©2018. ©2018. 338 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Oxford textbooks in public health Includes bibliographical references and index. Human beings have always been affected by their surroundings. There are various health benefits linked to being able to access to nature; including increased physical activity, stress recovery, and the stimulation of child cognitive development. The Oxford Textbook of Nature and Public Health provides a broad and inclusive picture of the relationship between our own health and the natural environment. All aspects of this unique relationship are covered, ranging from disease prevention through physical activity in green spaces to innovative ecosystem services, such as climate change adaptation by urban trees. Potential hazardous consequences are also discussed including natural disasters, vector-borne pathogens, and allergies. This book analyses the complexity of our human interaction with nature and includes sections for example epigenetics, stress physiology, and impact assessments. These topics are all interconnected and fundamental for reaching a full understanding of the role of nature in public health and wellbeing. Much of the recent literature on environmental health has primarily described potential threats from our natural surroundings. The Oxford Textbook of Nature and Public Health instead focuses on how nature can positively impact our health and wellbeing, and how much we risk losing by destroying it. The all-inclusive approach provides a comprehensive and complete coverage of the role of nature in public health, making this textbook invaluable reading for health professionals, students, and researchers within public health, environmental health, and complementary medicine. -- Public health. Human beings Effect of environment on. Nature, Healing power of. Public Health. Environment. Environmental Health. Human beings Effect of environment on. fast Nature, Healing power of. fast Public health. fast local 4 Print books. Bosch, Matilda van den, editor. Bird, William (General practitioner), editor. Oxford textbooks in public health. 7 cbc pccadap 2 epcn 20 y-gencatlg lcc BOOKS 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2019-05-22 0 RA427 .O965 2018 AU00000000013962 2019-05-22 00:00:00 535.00 2019-05-22 BOOKS