Utilizing Innovative Technologies to Address the Public Health Impact of Climate Change: Emerging Research and Opportunities (Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies (AEEGT)) - Hardcover

Weiss-randall, Debra

 
9781522534143: Utilizing Innovative Technologies to Address the Public Health Impact of Climate Change: Emerging Research and Opportunities (Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies (AEEGT))

Synopsis

"This book presents an overview of global warming and greenhouse gas emissions, key indicators of climate change, regional trends in the United States, and global trends and impacts, explores the major health impacts of climate change, and their impact on vulnerable populations, explores climate change and environmental justice, describes the DOI Framework, and other topics"--

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About the Author

Debra N. Weiss-Randall, EdD, MA, CHES, is a Guest Lecturer at Florida Atlantic University and a Consultant at Florida International University; she previously taught at the City University of New York and SUNY Purchase for 16 years. She is certified to design and teach online courses. Dr. Weiss-Randall holds a Masters degree (2007) and Doctorate (2010) in Health Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and is a Certified Health Education Consultant. Her doctoral research was a statewide study of asthma management on New York college campuses. She replicated her findings with a team from Texas State University and won a national award. In 2016, Dr. Weiss-Randall served as Project Manager for an environmental justice grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Two vulnerable coastal communities were surveyed about perceived risk and impacts from sea level rise.

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