Changes in earth’s atmosphere, oceans, soil, weather patterns, and ecosystems are well documented by countless scientific disciplines. These manifestations of climate change harm public health. Given
This book highlights the ethical issues and dilemmas that arise in the practice of public health. It is also a tool to support instruction, debate, and dialogue regarding public health ethics. Althoug
This book highlights values and lifestyles that are threatened by climate change; examines socioeconomic, cultural, and geographic contexts that bear on these values and threats; identifies ethical tr
Disaster strikes: In 2004 it was the Indian Ocean tsunami; 2005, Hurricane Katrina; 2010, the earthquake in Haiti and floods in Pakistan; and this year? According to the International Disasters Databa
