Part 1: Examination – The Surprising Magnitude of Environmental Health Problems in Canada
1 A Neglected but Vital Issue
2 Environmental Influences on Human Health
3 The Environmental Burden of Disease
4 Environmental Injustices
5 The Economic Costs of the Environmental Burden of Disease
Part 2: Diagnosis – Inadequate Environmental Health Laws and Policies
6 Environmental Health Law and Policy: The Big Picture
7 A Comparative Analysis of Environmental Health Laws and Policies
8 Canada’s Failure to Make Polluters Pay
9 Why Does Canada Lag Behind?
Part 3: Prescription – Catching Up with Environmental Health Leaders
10 A Preventive and Precautionary Approach
11 Systemic Changes in Pursuit of Sustainability
12 The Time for Action Is Now
Notes
Index