ABOUT ECOHEALTH
This website was developed as a tool for students and teachers.
But it's also a great resource for anyone interested in the environment and human health.
- EcoHealth is rooted in serious science. In fact, it grew out of
graduate courses from the
University of Wisconsin at Madison and Johns Hopkins University.
- Our science team taps the latest research to keep the
site up-to-date and accurate.
EcoHealth’s Dr. Jonathan Patz has for over a decade been
a lead author for the UN IPCC, which shared the 2007 Nobel
Peace Prize.
- Photos, diagrams, maps, and video clips enhance our coverage of complex topics.
- Links take you to carefully-chosen sites where you can learn more.
- Lesson plans connect these vital topics to national science education standards.
- The news page
links today's headlines to in-depth analysis throughout
the site.
- The glossary includes cutting-edge scientific terms and phrases.
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TOP NEWS: Floods Threaten Crops
Across the Midwest, severe flooding is pushing people from their homes and saturating fields. Water has destroyed more than a million acres of crops, creating food scarcity, rising food prices--and hard times for farmers in the midst of the high global demand for corn to produce ethanol.
Keep current by visiting our News Page or go to one of our related chapters: Floods | Storms | Water Control
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