
Decision-Making in Environmental Health : From Evidence to Action.
Title:
Decision-Making in Environmental Health : From Evidence to Action.
Author:
Briggs, D.
ISBN:
9780203479018
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (291 pages)
Contents:
Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS -- REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DECISION-MAKING -- THE NEED FOR INFORMATION: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INDICATORS -- METHODS FOR BUILDING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INDICATORS -- ASSESSMENT OF EXPOSURE AND HEALTH EFFECTS -- LINKING ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH DATA: STATISTICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ISSUES -- USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO LINK ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH DATA -- APPLICATION OF HEADLAMP IN THE FIELD -- THE HEADLAMP APPROACH: A NEW MODEL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DECISION-MAKING -- EXAMPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INDICATORS -- Index.
Abstract:
Decision-Making in Environmental Health examines the need for information in support of decision-making in environmental health. It discusses indicators of environmental health, methods of data collection and the assessment of exposure to and the health impact of different environmental risk factors.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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