Written in an engaging and jargon-free style by a team ofinternational and interdisciplinary experts, ModernEnvironments and Human Health demonstrates by example howmethods, theoretical approaches, and data from a wide range ofdisciplines can be used to resolve longstanding questions about thesecond epidemiological transition. The first book to address thesubject from a multi-regional, comparative, and interdisciplinaryperspective, Modern Environments and HumanHealth is a valuable resource for students and academicsin biological anthropology, economics, history, public health,demography, and epidemiology.