From Critical Science to Solutions: The Best of Scientific Solutions (Work, Health and Environment Series)

This book is a selection of New Solutions articles, published over the past two decades, from the Scientific Solutions section of the journal. The section is intended as a forum for the presentation of scientific results or summaries of scientific data that call for strong action to protect public health, even in the absence of definitive proof of cause and effect. In this volume, the articles are grouped into three sections: critical science, precautionary science, and solutions science. In the first section, the contributors challenge current ways in which science is practiced or interpreted and call for new ways of thinking about environmental and occupational risks. In the second section, the contributors offer new ways of understanding scientific data that will lead to more protective policies or regulations. The third section broadens the framework for future actions to ensure public health. The final essay proposes a way forward, from thinking mainly about problems to thinking mainly about solutions. The three sections constitute a logical progression from scientific knowledge to fashioning bold solutions to problems in environmental and occupational health. Readers are introduced to some of the most important issues in the field, described by leading progressive thinkers and proponents of solutions. This collection can be used as a reader in courses, and by worker health and safety and environmental health advocates in the United States and other countries. Intended Audience: College or graduate students in science and public health; worker health and safety advocates; policymakers; environmental health advocates.