Developed in collaboration with communities from around the world, this resource provides practical and comprehensive strategies for grassroots groups that are organising to create better health and environmental conditions in their communities. The illustrated training and reference guide includes immediate preventive and first aid measures, as well as longer-term strategies for understanding and addressing the root causes of environmental health problems. It is designed to help health promoters, development workers, educators, activists, and community leaders take charge of their communities' environmental health.

A Community Guide to Environmental Health features activities to stimulate critical thinking and discussion, inspirational stories, and instructions for simple health technologies such as water purification methods, safe toilets, and non-toxic cleaning products. 23 chapters cover topics including:

• preventing and reducing harm from toxic pollution
• forestry, restoring land, and planting trees
• protecting community water and watersheds
• food security and sustainable farming
• environmental health at home
• environmental rights and justice
• solid waste and health care waste
• how to reduce harm from mining, oil, and energy production

The book is available for free download here. It may also be purchased in book form for US$28, as a CD for US$18, or as a book/CD combination for US$36 plus shipping. To order online, click here, email bookorders@hesperian.org or call 1-510-845-4507 or toll-free 1-888-729-1796 (within the USA).

In response to requests by partner organisations in Spanish-speaking countries, Hesperian is working to produce the Spanish edition of the book, Una guía comunitaria para la salud ambiental. Click here to download some of the chapters in Spanish.

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Email from Hesperian Books to The Communication Initiative on July 3 2008.