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This report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) presents data on air quality legislation in 194 countries and the European Union. It assesses whether and how air quality standards are currently being met around the world, as well as legal measures and standards to determine air quality. The report uses the World Health Organization's Air Quality Guidelines as a framework but emphasizes the need for a common legal framework to achieve global governance and…

This case study describes an attempted trial of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) in Matlab, Bangladesh in the 1990s. While previous interventions for child health focused on one issue at a time, health experts hypothesized that a variety of interventions could be delivered together using an integrated, vertical approach. However, the IMCI approach did not end up yielding improvements in child survival indicators. This case is a good example of something that is…

This case study describes how an elementary school curriculum initiative for an epilepsy awareness was developed to address the social and health concerns of youth with epilepsy living in a Canadian city. The case considers the chronic disease risks of epilepsy, the social implications of the disease for youth, and the critical challenge of engaging school boards, local political governance, and related stakeholders in addressing the health needs of this community. The case would be…