Essentials of Environmental Epidemiology for Health Protection: A Handbook for Field Professionals

Essentials of Environmental Epidemiology for Health Protection guides front line public health practitioners through the decisions they are likely to face when dealing with environmental health problems. It does this by showing how to integrate relevant aspects of environmental science, communication sciences, toxicology, and most importantly environmental epidemiology skills to conduct initial investigations which encompass all relevant issues.

The book uses a problem orientated style, using case studies, to provide practical examples of how to plan and carry out investigations or research projects. It emphasises the scoping and planning stages of a study in order to avoid common pitfalls, and includes discussions of the limitations of epidemiological studies, how to communicate with the public and funders, ethics and handling large datasets. Through the case studies the book also covers the practice of environmental public health in developed countries.

Each chapter is written by knowledgeable practitioners in the topic, making Essentials of Environmental Epidemiology for Health Protection essential reading for all professionals in environmental public health in the UK and abroad.

Irene A. Kreis is Consultant Environmental Epidemiologist with the Health Protection Agency, UK and scientific secretary at the Health Council of the Netherlands and Honorary Professor at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Dr Araceli Busby is Speciality Registrar in Public Health at LKSS Deanery (London Kent Surrey and Sussex) Deanery, on attachment at Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards (CRCE), Health Protection Agency (HPA), UK. Dr Giovanni Leonardi is Head of Epidemiology Department at the Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards (CRCE) with the Health Protection Agency (HPA), UK and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.