Book chapters

Inorganic Pollutants in Water - Chapter 5: Assessment of the negative effects of various inorganic water pollutants on the biosphere—an overview

Elsevier,

Inorganic Pollutants in Water, 2020, Pages 73-96

This book chapter addresses goals 14, 15, 6 and 11 by looking at the affects of pollutants on the biosphere.
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SDG:

Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 15: Life on land; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Sustainable consumption and production; Water Pollution; Inorganic Pollutants, Global

Food and Society - Chapter 12: Food: natural and environmental considerations

Elsevier,

Food and Society, 2020, Pages 247-255

Environmentalism and sustainability are two buzzwords that have come to represent an awakening of the people's collective conscience over the last two decades or so. Pedantically, the two words have slightly different meanings, yet there is sufficient overlap that they are commonly used interchangeably.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

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Health and wellbeing; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture, Global

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Managing Dementia Transitions - Chapter 10: Steering through the waves and adjusting to transitions in dementia

Elsevier,

Evidence-informed Approaches for Managing Dementia Transitions: Riding the Waves, Volume , 4 February 2020

This book chapter advances SDGs 3 and 17 by focusing on the need to establish equilibrium and well-being and is organized around eight themes using the acronym R-E-A-D-J-U-S-T. The chapter ties these themes with a call for more research and reinforcement for inclusion of the voices of people with dementia.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Managing Dementia Transitions - Chapter 5: Hospitalization of persons with dementia

Elsevier,

Evidence-informed Approaches for Managing Dementia Transitions: Riding the Waves, Volume , 4 February 2020

This book chapter advances SDGs 3 and 17 by describing the prevalence of dementia in hospitalized patients, reasons for hospitalizations, and risks to older people with dementia in hospitals. Strategies for optimizing outcomes and models of care that are designed to improve care of persons with dementia and their care partners are described to assist healthcare team members working with this unique population.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Health and population, Global

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Managing Dementia Transitions - Chapter 1: Improving the lived experience of dementia transitions

Elsevier,

Evidence-informed Approaches for Managing Dementia Transitions: Riding the Waves, Volume , 4 February 2020

This book chapter advances SDGs 3 and 17 by introducing aspects of the lived experience, management, and epidemiology of dementia and some of the significant transitions that people with the disease and their caregivers frequently encounter.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Health and population, Global

Chapter 26 - “Dear People of Flint”: environmental justice in a community context, the case of water contamination in Flint, Michigan

Elsevier,

An Introduction to Interdisciplinary Toxicology, From Molecules to Man, 2020, Pages 353-361

The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, a human made disaster of dire proportions, resulted in bacterial and lead contamination of predominantly African American and low-income residents. SDG 6 promotes to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Poverty eradication; Water and sanitation, North America

Chapter 25 - Love canal: a classic case study of a contaminated community

Elsevier,

An Introduction to Interdisciplinary Toxicology, From Molecules to Man, 2020, Pages 341-352

This chapter examines the contaminated community phenomenon by situating it within social science scholarship on hazards and disasters. The goal of SDG target 3.9 is to substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing; Chemicals and waste, Global

Design for Health: Chapter 16 - Design for Global Health

Elsevier,

Design for Health, 2020, Pages 323-340

This chapter advances SDG 3 by exploring the current state of design as applied to global health, models of how it is carried out, and some of the questions that arise for practitioners.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Health and population; Global Health, Global

Practical Stress Management - Chapter 2: Enhancing awareness about managing stress

Elsevier,

Practical Stress Management (Eighth Edition)
A Comprehensive Workbook
2022, Pages 23-48

This chapter covers both knowledge and awareness about managing stress, providing nine worksheets to help with stress management.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Practical Stress Management - Chapter 6: Coping with anxiety

Elsevier,

Practical Stress Management (Eighth Edition)
A Comprehensive Workbook
2022, Pages 117-137

The chapter outlines worksheets for seven effective techniques to cope with anxiety: (1) rational emotive therapy essentially challenges or refutes self-talk that contributes to irrational thinking; (2) simplified kundalini yoga is based upon the principles of introspection regarding the degrees to which we worry; (3) gestalt emphasizes the unity of self-awareness, behavior, and experiences; (4) systematic desensitization that involves imagining or experiencing an anxiety-provoking scene while practicing relaxation; (5) cognitive behavioral therapy that emphasizes cognitive restructuring; (6) mindfulness that entails focusing on the present; and (7) optimism that requires focusing on the bright side of things. Important terms are defined along with five websites to explore.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

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