Pediatric Environmental Health
by By Etzel, Ruth Ann (EDT), Balk, Sophie J. (EDT), and Eztel, Ruth A. (EDT)
Category: Medical , Pediatrics

Completely revised and expanded, the new 3rd edition is the comprehensive AAP  guide to the identification, prevention, and treatment of pediatric  environmental health problems.From playground  to classroom, at home and across town, environmental hazards are all around us –  an unfortunate fact of modern life.  And  no one is more vulnerable to the adverse health effects these hazards can cause  than our children.  It’s no wonder that  environmental hazards are among parents’ top health concerns for their children.  Yet little time is spent training physicians and other caregivers to recognize,  prevent, and treat ailments resulting from exposure to harmful substances and  environments.   This comprehensive guide puts critical  children’s health information and answers to parents’ questions at your  fingertips.  From asbestos to radiation,  ultraviolet rays, pesticides, asthma, lead, tobacco, childcare and school  environments – plus new chapters on global climate change, plasticizers,  developmental disabilities, environmental disasters, and more – current  information on an exhaustive range of environmental health issues is included.   The 3rd edition  features 59 topic-based chapters including the addition of 18 new  chapters. Contents:-  Background:  Addressing Environmental Health in Primary Care-  History and  Growth of Pediatric Environmental Health-  Children's  Unique Vulnerabilities to Environmental Hazards-  Individual  Susceptibility to Environmental Toxicants-  Taking an  Environmental History and Giving Anticipatory Guidance-  Medical  Laboratory Testing of Body Fluids and Tissues-  Environmental  Measurements Environments-   Preconceptional and Prenatal Exposures-  Built  Environment-  Child Care  Settings-   Schools-  Waste  Sites-  Work  Places-  Environmental  Health Considerations for Children in Developing Nations, and Implications for  Immigrants and Adoptees Food and  Water-  Breast  Milk-  Phytoestrogen  and Contaminants in Infant Formula