This book reviews public health activities such as awareness campaigns, health education, and strategies for health policy based on recent epidemiological studies that provide insights into epigenetic processes caused by environmental factors and developmental plasticity.

The trouble with innovation is that it can seldom be undone. We invent technologies to modify our environments in immediately beneficial ways, but the long-term consequences can be costly. From obesity to antibiotic resistance, we pay for our successes. Peter Gluckman and Mark Hanson explore what happens when our creations lead nature to bite back.

The book describes why and how public and private schools can procure zero energy sustainable schools using on-site solar energy. The reasons to take this path are that solar schools can be built at conventional costs, will be less costly to operate, and can achieve zero carbon emissions in response to climate change.