Sustainable Health: An Environmental Approach to Community Medicine

About The Book

This multi-authored book is a novel attempt to compile a comprehensive account of environmental health, which stands as an important dimension of the subject of community medicine. The book has been divided into four parts that include the foundations, core dimensions, systems and infrastructure, and implementation and governance with respect to sustainable environmental health. Themes like environmental ethics, climate change, energy conservation, sustainable agriculture, and governance have been especially written for community medicine doctors, postgraduates, and people concerned with environmental health and its current scenario in India, duly discussing the position of the country in the world climate change forum in lieu of sustainable development goals and their accomplishment. It is a must-read book that will provide many insights to the readers and instigate a new lens to view the subject of community medicine.

About The Author

The book has been compiled by faculty of community medicine who have worked in the field of environmental health as a part of their undergraduate teaching curricula. The chief editor, Professor B. Rupini is an eminent teacher in the country for the subject of environmental health. Her experience counts and is a backbone in forming these chapters of the book. Dr Purva Shoor, a professor in community medicine and Dr Bhavana, an interventional cardiologist are other editors who have contributed immensely in finalizing the chapters for the book. Prof. Rupini and Dr Purva have also authored a few chapters. The three have worked together before in compiling a book on Environmental Cardiology- A community medicine perspective.