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California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public Ser.: Lead Wars : The Politics of Science and the Fate of America's Children by David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz (2014, Trade Paperback)

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In this incisive examination of lead poisoning during the past half century, Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner focus on one of the most contentious and bitter battles in the history of public health. Lead Wars details how the nature of the epidemic has changed and highlights the dilemmas public health agencies face today in terms of prevention strategies and chronic illness linked to low levels of toxic exposure. The authors use the opinion by Maryland_s Court of Appeals_which considered whether researchers at Johns Hopkins University_s prestigious Kennedy Krieger Institute (KKI) engaged in unethical research on 108 African-American children_as a springboard to ask fundamental questions about the practice and future of public health. Lead Wars chronicles the obstacles faced by public health workers in the conservative, pro-business, anti-regulatory climate that took off in the Reagan years and that stymied efforts to eliminate lead from the environments and the bodies of American children.

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Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520283937
ISBN-13
9780520283930
eBay Product ID (ePID)
202514463

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Author
Gerald Markowitz, David Rosner
Publication Name
Lead Wars : the Politics of Science and the Fate of America's Children
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Series
California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
326 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16 Oz

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Series Volume Number
24
Lc Classification Number
Ra1231.L4m365 2014
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I want to thank David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz for what that they've done to bring the story of the lead paint wars to the public., In Lead Wars, CUNY's Gerald Markowitz and Columbia University's David Rosner convincingly show that the Baltimore toddler study emerged from a century of policymaking in which the US government, faced at times with a choice between protecting children from lead poisoning and protecting the businesses that produced and marketed lead paint, almost invariably chose the latter., A deeply conceived and well-written book by two of America's best public health historians. It's also an important background briefing on the politics and ethics of scientific research for journalists who will be covering environmental health issues like these., _In Lead Wars , CUNY_s Gerald Markowitz and Columbia University_s David Rosner convincingly show that the Baltimore toddler study emerged from a century of policymaking in which the US government, faced at times with a choice between protecting children from lead poisoning and protecting the businesses that produced and marketed lead paint, almost invariably chose the latter._, _ Lead Wars clearly shows that the scandalous and tragic history of lead is one that our society is doomed to repeat over and over again unless we develop and fight for better safeguards against chemicals and new technology._, In Lead Wars , CUNY's Gerald Markowitz and Columbia University's David Rosner convincingly show that the Baltimore toddler study emerged from a century of policymaking in which the US government, faced at times with a choice between protecting children from lead poisoning and protecting the businesses that produced and marketed lead paint, almost invariably chose the latter., Lead Wars clearly shows that the scandalous and tragic history of lead is one that our society is doomed to repeat over and over again unless we develop and fight for better safeguards against chemicals and new technology., The prolific team of Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner has done it again. Lead Wars: The Politics of Science and the Fate of America's Children is a thoroughly researched, passionate, and gripping history of a major public health problem. . . . Lead Wars challenges us to take better care of our children by fighting those industries that appear to regard them--especially poor black and Latino children--as disposable., ""Lead Wars" clearly shows that the scandalous and tragic history of lead is one that our society is doomed to repeat over and over again unless we develop and fight for better safeguards against chemicals and new technology.", The prolific team of Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner has done it again. Lead Wars: The Politics of Science and the Fate of America's Children is a thoroughly researched, passionate, and gripping history of a major public health problem. . . . Lead Wars challenges us to take better care of our children by fighting those industries that appear to regard them-especially poor black and Latino children-as disposable., Thoroughly researched and clearly written, this book does an excellent job of illustrating the problem society encounters when science and industry face off over likely harm versus economic benefit., Chronicles the monstrous irresponsibility of companies in the lead industry over the course of the 20th century.
Table of Content
Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: A Legacy of Neglect 2. From Personal Tragedy to Public Health Crisis 3. Peeling the Onion: New Layers of the Lead Problem 4. The Contentious Meaning of Low-Level Exposures 5. The Rise of Public Health Pragmatism 6. Controlled Poison 7. Research on Trial 8. Lead Poisoning and the Courts 9. A Plague on All Our Houses Notes Index
Copyright Date
2013
Topic
Public Health, Toxicology, Children's Studies, United States / 20th Century, American Government / General, Health Policy, United States / General, Diseases
Dewey Decimal
363.7384920973
Dewey Edition
23
Genre
Medical, History, Social Science, Political Science

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