Alternate Title

Every breath you take ...Provincial Health Officer's annual report 2003

Corporate Author

British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

Ministy of Health Services, Office of the Provincial Health Officer

Publication Date

2004

Series

Provincial Health Officer's annual report 2003

Subjects

Health Status Indicators

Public Health

Air Pollution

Environmental Health

Statistics

British Columbia

ISSN

1195-308X

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Call Number

WA309 DC2.1B8 B862 2004

Alternate Title

Caring for the air report 2016

Corporate Author

Metro Vancouver

Place of Publication

Burnaby, BC

Publisher

Metro Vancouver

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

21 p. : ill.

Subjects

Environmental Monitoring

Environmental Health

Climate Change

Air Pollutants

Air Pollution, Indoor

Air Pollution - adverse effects

Smoke - adverse effects

Health Impact Assessment

Vehicle Emissions

Greenhouse Effect

Vancouver

Language

English

Material Type

Report

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

"Metro Vancouver's Caring for the Air report is an easy-to-read annual publication that provides information about air quality and climate change issues in our region, as well as programs that protect public health and the environment, improve visual air quality, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions."

Alternate Title

Environmental health sourcebook

Editor

Jones, Keith

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

Detroit, MI

Publisher

Omnigraphics

Publication Date

2015

Series

Health reference series

EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects

Environmental Health

Environmental Pollution - adverse effects

Environmental Pollutants - toxicity

Environmental Pollutants - adverse effects

Carcinogens, Environmental

Popular Work

Abstract

Environmental health sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the environment and its effect on human health, including the effects of air pollution, water pollution, hazardous chemicals, food hazards, radiation hazards, biological agents, household hazards, such as radon, asbestos, carbon monoxide, and mold, and information about associated diseases and disorders, including cancer, allergies, respiratory problems, and skin disorders; along with information about environmental concerns for specific populations, a glossary of related terms, and resources for further help and information

Table of contents:

Part I Understanding the Health Effects of Environmental Hazards -- Part II Health Concerns and Their Environmental Triggers -- Part III Outdoor Environmental Hazards -- Part IV Household and Indoor Environmental Hazards -- Part V Foodborne Hazards -- Part VI Consumer Products and Medical Hazards -- Part VII Additional Help and Information.

ISBN

9780780813984

9780780813519

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca to obtain a username and password from the Library.

Editor

Matthews, Dawn D

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Detroit, MI

Publisher

Omnigraphics

Publication Date

2003

Series

Health reference series

Subjects

Environmental Health

Environmental Pollution - adverse effects

Environmental Pollutants - toxicity

Environmental Pollutants - adverse effects

Popular Work

Abstract

Environmental health sourcebook : basic consumer health information about the environment and its effect on human health, including the effects of air pollution, water pollution, hazardous chemicals, food hazards, radiation hazards, biological agents, household hazards, such as radon, asbestos, carbon monoxide, and mold, and information about associated diseases and disorders, including cancer, allergies, respiratory problems, and skin disorders; along with information about environmental concerns for specific populations, a glossary of related terms, and resources for further help and information

ISBN

0780806328

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WA30 E61m 2003

Copies

Author

Venolia, Carol

Place of Publication

Berkeley, CA

Publisher

Celestial arts

Publication Date

c1988

Physical Description

x, 224 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Subjects

Self Concept - popular works

Alternative Medicine - popular works

Mental Healing - popular works

Environmental Health

Interior Design and Furnishings

ISBN

0890874972

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ266 V464 1988

Copies

Author

Blanc, Paul David

Place of Publication

Berkeley, CA

Publisher

University of California Press

Publication Date

2007

Subjects

Toxicology - popular works

Environmental Health

Occupational Diseases

Hazardous Substances

Consumer Product Safety

Environmental Pollutants

ISBN

9780520248823

0520248821

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA30 B638 2007

Copies

Author

Myers, Samuel

Frumkin, Howard

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

Island Press

Publication Date

2020

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Environmental Health

Global Health

Climate Change

ISBN

9781610919678

9781610919661

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Website Notes

This Proquest title is licensed for ONE BC Cancer staff user at a time. If you are denied access while on a network computer, please try again later.

Authentication via HealthBC sign in required. Use your BC Cancer staff username and ID when prompted.

Author

Suzuki, David

Edition

25th anniversary ed.

Place of Publication

Vancouver, BC

Publisher

Greystone Books

David Suzuki Institute

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

xiv, 376 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Ecosystem

Environmental Health

Environmentalism

Social Environment

Popular Work

Notes

This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN

9781771649865

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Processing

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA30 S968 2022

Copies

Editor

Evans, Robert G

Barer, Morris L

Marmor, Theodore R

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Aldine De Gruyter

Publication Date

1994

Subjects

Health Behavior

Environmental Health

Public Health

Life Style

ISBN

0202304906

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WA30 W629 1994

Copies

Alternate Title

A safer future : global public health security in the 21st century

Author

Prentice, Thomson

Reinders, Lina Tucker

Corporate Author

World Health Organization

Editor

Heymann, David L

Place of Publication

Geneva

Publisher

World Health Organization

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

xxiv, 72 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects

World Health

Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control

International Cooperation

Environmental Health

Legislation as Topic

Abstract

Evolution of public health security.

Threats to public health security.

New health threats in the 21st century.

Learning lessons, thinking ahead.

Towards a safer future.

ISBN

9789241563444

9241563443

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WA530.1 W927 2007

Copies