<p><span style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">Public Health and the Environment</span><strong style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">&nbsp;</strong><span style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">presents a timely pathway articulating the connections between the</span><strong style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)"> social, ecological, and economic factors</strong><span style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)"> that impact&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">population health</strong><span style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">. This book aims to engage the reader in a sound understanding of the fundamental determinants that significantly impact the environment and people's health.&nbsp;The Second Edition features updated web links</span><strong style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">&nbsp;</strong><span style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">to online availability, editing more than ten images, including Tables and Figures, and a reshaped interior design. Also, it introduces an e-Book format that is fully searchable online.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">The content of the seven chapters covers a breadth of scientific evidence from primary and secondary research systematically analyzed. It includes examples of</span><strong style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">&nbsp;health-relevant&nbsp;tools and indicators</strong><span style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">&nbsp;that show the impacts of individual and collective actions to inspire nearby solutions. Chapter One describes some of the field's most important landmarks over the past two centuries. This chapter also illustrates the interdependence of humankind with</span><strong style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">&nbsp;nature's ecosystem services&nbsp;</strong><span style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">and provisions. </span><strong style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">Global environmental trends </strong><span style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">are described in Chapter Two, highlighting those hazards that impact human health.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">Chapter Three presents </span><strong style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">case studies in Environmental Health</strong><span style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">.&nbsp;It also encourages health professionals to identify, evaluate, and control risks of exposure to ambient contaminants.&nbsp;The value of building capacity for workforce development is the theme of Chapter Four.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">There is consensus on environmental health challenges due to unsustainable consumption patterns and the resulting contaminants that abound in many urban settings worldwide. The rationale of Chapter Five is a discussion of the influence of the urban environment on people's health and well-being. Chapter Six presents key findings of the effects and connections of the </span><strong style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">burden of disease</strong><span style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)"> to the economy, causing substantial </span><strong style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">healthcare </strong><span style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">costs that might limit the attainment of society's progress. Moreover, it signifies the objectives and actions of the 2030 </span><strong style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)</strong><span style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: rgba(14, 16, 26, 1)">The final chapter, Chapter Seven, emphasizes the significance of a holistic education approach, both formal and non-formal include knowledge, values and attitudes, and skills competencies. This approach is consonant with sustainability practices among members of societies in their personal, professional, and community performances.</span></p>