Key features that will help students learn the material:

·          comprehensive coverage of all the major topics in environmental health

·          accessible and interesting to a wide range of beginning students in health-related disciplines

·          extensive use of figures and tables to capture the interest of students

·          statement of learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter

·          numerous updated and state-of-the-art examples such as avian influenza

·          use of case studies and exhibits to reinforce concepts

·          Web page; contains flash cards and other learning aids

Key features that will help instructors teach the course:

·         thought-provoking exercises at the end of each chapter that embody a range of difficulty levels

·          use of tables to summarize and compare important aspects of environmental health

·          glossary of major terms used in the text; list of abbreviations

·          Web page coordinated with text; contains PowerPoint slides, test bank, and model syllabus

·          organized in three major sections: background of the field, agents of environmental disease, and applications of environmental health