19/04/2025
This new book “Integrated approach to environmental health and public health: current theory and practice” has been written for practicing environmental health and public practitioners such as public health officers and environmental health officers as well as students studying these disciplines aspiring to be future public health professionals. Adopting an integrated one health approach, the book focuses on a wide range of environmental and public health issues which are imperative for protecting and promoting public health as well as preventing communicable and non-communicable diseases. This is based on realization that environmental health and Public health challenges are ever increasing owing to globalization and technologization coupled with emerging and re-emerging diseases posing significant threat to human health. Written in a lucid, easy to read style, comprising ten broad chapters, the book is also useful for other health workers who may have background training in public health related disciplines. The author has carefully presented latest and most relevant content in summary form on diverse environmental health and public health issues appropriate for practicing environmental health and public health practitioners as well as university and college students pursuing these important fields of study. The book is therefore an ideal quick reference material for practitioners and students preparing for academic and professional examinations and other assessments.
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The Author of this Book, Dr James Malusha, has practiced Public Health and Environmental Health for over 35 years in Kenya. He has also taught public Health and environmental health in Universities for over 10 years. Additionally he has researched and published several scholarly papers in peer reviewed referred Journals. He has also authored a book on Biostatistics and Research Simplified ideal for undergraduate and post graduate students. Dr Malusha is a registered public health
