Environmental Health and Housing

Name: Environmental Health and Housing
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781138090125
Price: 93.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Issues for Public Health

By Jill Stewart and Zena Lynch

0.0 (0 reviews)

Summary

Environmental Health and Housing explores contemporary public health issues linked to housing, emphasising a theory and practice approach. The book addresses population health, health protection and improvement, and highlights inter-agency collaboration for effective interventions. It covers policy, strategy, housing inequalities, inclusion, and the public health agenda, incorporating recent legislation such as the Housing Act 2004 and Housing and Planning Act 2016. This second edition expands with more case studies, reflections, and a focus on wider living environments.
Read More

Format: Paperback / softback

$93⁹⁹

AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 4-6 weeks

Found a better price? Request a price match

Environmental Health and Housing

$93⁹⁹

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This book is ideal for students, educators, and professionals in public health, environmental health, housing policy, and social care sectors who seek an evidence-based introduction to housing-related health challenges and interventions.

Provides the ideal introduction to policy and strategy in housing, housing and inequality, housing inclusion and the public health agenda. Renewed focus on evidence based housing and health issues. Includes more case studies, ideas for reflective practice, and a greater emphasis on wider living environments and new legislation.

Description

The second edition of Environmental Health and Housing has been completely updated to cover the contemporary issues in public health that have emerged in recent years. With a theory and practice approach to public health, this edition focuses more on population health, health protection and improvement, and inter-agency approaches to effective intervention in housing and health through evidence-based practice.

It provides the ideal introduction to the area, covering policy and strategy in housing, housing and inequality, housing inclusion, and the public health agenda. It provides a renewed focus on research into evidence-based housing and health issues, which have become subjects of growing international interest in recent years.

This edition includes more case studies, reflection, and a greater emphasis on wider living environments. It also includes major pieces of new legislation, most notably the Housing Act 2004 and the Housing and Planning Act 2016, as well as related regulations.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Praised for being an accessible yet academically rigorous resource, the book offers extensive coverage of housing and health issues with strategic and historical insights. Reviewers note the value of case studies that demonstrate practical applications and innovative public health practice. It is highlighted as a useful reference for professionals aiming to document and share effective interventions in environmental health.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138090125

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 June 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 2nd edition

Illustration: 7 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 86 Halftones, black and white

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 520g

Pages: 272

Collections

Education & Reference Jill Stewart Non-Fiction Zena Lynch

About the Author

Jill Stewart is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Health and Housing at Middlesex University, London. She is a Corporate Member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, a Fellow of both the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health and the Royal Geographical Society, and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing. Her research interests particularly include effective housing and health interventions.

Zena Lynch currently teaches at the University of Birmingham on Postgraduate Public and Environmental Health courses. She is a Corporate Member of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing, as well as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.