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From Hurricanes to Epidemics

The Ocean's Evolving Impact on Human Health - Perspectives from the U.S.

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Editors:
  1. Kevin Conrad

    1. Ochsner Health, New Orleans, USA

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  • Offers a complete overview of the correlation between ocean conditions and human health
  • Explains the direct interactions among oceanography, marine biology and human health
  • Broadly appeals to marine research scientists, health care professionals, students, and general enthusiasts of ocean science and human health impacts

Part of the book series: Global Perspectives on Health Geography (GPHG)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction

    • Kevin Conrad
    Pages 1-9

  3. Changing Ocean Currents

    • David Trossman, Jaime Palter
    Pages 11-26

  4. Health Consequences of Marine Oil Spills: Lessons Learned from the Deepwater Horizon Accident

    • Kevin Conrad, Rea Cleland, Nicholas Reyes
    Pages 27-37

  5. New England Coastal Cities: The Struggle for a Resilient Future

    • H. Curtis Spalding, Siddhi Nadkarni, Claire Bekker, Devyn Collado-Nicol
    Pages 39-58

  6. The Blue Mind

    • Kevin Conrad, Rea Cleland, Nicholas Reyes
    Pages 59-65

  7. Oceans and Rapid Climate Change

    • Wei Liu, Alexey Fedorov
    Pages 67-80

  8. Evolving Marine Health Threats to Humans

    • Kevin Conrad, Rea Cleland, Nicholas Reyes
    Pages 81-94

  9. International Maritime Law and its Applications for the Twenty-First Century

    • Swati Parashar
    Pages 95-114

  10. Marine Pharmacology: Threats to Undiscovered Sources of Medical Therapeutics

    • Rea Cleland, Kevin Conrad
    Pages 115-120

  11. Tropical Cyclones

    • Isaac Ginis
    Pages 121-128

  12. Microplastic Invasion – A Threat to Animal and Human Health

    • Joseph Casper III
    Pages 129-147

  13. The Oceans and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Explaining the Relationship with the Systems View of Life

    • Marianne Maumus
    Pages 149-166

  14. Oceans and Human Health: A Rising Tide of Challenges and Opportunities

    • Kevin Conrad
    Pages 167-172

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 173-180
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About this book

This book provides a complete and current overview of the correlation between ocean conditions and human health, publishing comprehensively for the first time on the direct interactions among oceanography, marine biology and impacts on human health. Specifically the text addresses how changing ocean conditions result in health impacts and disruptions, with a focus on cases in the USA. ­ The changing ocean conditions that are discussed include diminishing marine biodiversity, climactic changes such as intensified weather events, shifting sea currents and increasing sea temperature. The book addresses the resulting health issues brought about by these various ocean conditions, such as emerging infectious diseases, starvation and poisoning among impacted communities, toxic algae blooms, threatened ecosystems, and other future implications. ­ The text was developed in conjunction with scientists from Brown University, the University of Rhode Island, the University of Texas at Austin,the University of California at Riverside and Ochsner Health, all located in areas deeply impacted by the changing Oceans. ­ The book will be of interest to marine research scientists, health care professionals, students, and general enthusiasts of oceanography and health. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Ochsner Health, New Orleans, USA

    Kevin Conrad

About the editor

Kevin Conrad, M.D. MBA is a practicing physician in New Orleans, Louisiana at Ochsner Health Systems. He serves as the Medical Director for Community Affairs and Health Policy at Ochsner. He has appointments with Tulane Medical School and the University of Queensland in Australia. He currently serves on the Physician Editorial Board of the Hospitalist. His research and publication interests include health policy, the interaction of the environment on human health and the care of complex patients.

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