Las Vegas: A Sustainable Urban Environment for Health?

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• Personal Author:
  Menzel N
• Description:
  The rapid growth of Las Vegas has resulted in negative consequences for the health of its residents to a level that threatens the area's sustainability. This article reviews key indicators of population health in Las Vegas through the framework of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Healthy People in Healthy Places and concludes that public health professionals, citizens, businesses, and political leaders must act now to protect and improve population health. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Automobiles Carbon Monoxide Environment Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Promotion Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Men Occupational Health Ozone Particulate Matter Public Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Violence Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Air Pollution Air Quality Author Keywords: Urban Sustainability Carbon Monoxide Children Emission Sources Environmental Factors Environmental Hazards Environmental Health Exhaust Systems Exposure Levels Health Care Facilities Health Effects Health Promotion Heat Exposure Heat Stress Humans Injuries Motor Vehicles Particulates Population Based Studies Public Health Respiratory System Disorders Risk Factors Urban Health Work Environment Workers

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; Nevada ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058458
• Citation:
  Nev J Public Health 2007 Nov; 4(1):4
• Contact Point Address:
  Nancy N. Menzel, PhD, APRN-C, Assistant Professor, Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Email:
  nancy.menzel@unlv.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Ozone (CAS RN 10028-15-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Nevada Journal of Public Health
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a0cc33d429e471dc9b6dd9aaf7212caec50ef2915cef7e110d3ae5ce5e8ab73e6001282f1b5d2ccc377644b9767b37e3673c388c6719e723ea4e8ceb1c5df8cf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221548/cdc_221548_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 108.01 KB ]