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3 Environmental Health: A Fifty-Year Perspective
3 Environmental Health: A Fifty-Year Perspective
Pages 19-21
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This trend might best be illustrated by comparing experiences in two cities, Boston and Atlanta, 50 years ago and today. Boston typifies an older American city one that experienced most of its suburban growth in the pre-automobile era and Atlanta exemplifies a modern American city one that had its greatest suburban expansion in the post-automobile era.
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Today we understand that the environment intersects with every element of public health from combating infectious diseases, to dealing with problems of climate and terrain, to preserving biodiversity. Public health now addresses a wide range of interrelated environmental issues, such as
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It is likely that our appreciation of its importance to public health will continue to grow and that our efforts will improve the environment and health in Atlanta, in Georgia, in the Southeast, and throughout the United States.
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