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Record Nr.

UNINA9910222242803321

Titolo

Decision-making in environmental health : from evidence to action / / edited by C. Corvalan, D. Briggs, and G. Zielhuis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : E & FN Spon, , 2000

ISBN

1-135-80158-4

0-429-20432-9

0-419-25940-6

1-135-80159-2

1-280-40531-7

9786610405312

0-585-44807-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CorvalanC (Carlos)

BriggsDavid J <1948-> (David John)

ZielhuisG (Gerhard)

Disciplina

615.9/02

Soggetti

Environmental health - Decision making

Environmental health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Published on behalf of the World Health Organization.

Published simultaneously in Canada.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 -- Annex 1 : Examples of environmental health indicators.

Sommario/riassunto

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.