Environmental Health Sciences Decision Making: Risk Management, Evidence, and Ethics: Workshop Summary

by Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences Research and Medicine

Environmental health decision making can be a complex undertaking, as there is the need to navigate and find balance among three core elements: science, policy, and the needs of the American public. Policy makers often grapple with how to make appropriate decisions when the research is uncertain. The challenge for the policy maker is to make the right decision with the best available data in a transparent process.

The Environmental Health...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309124549
• ISBN13: 9780309124546
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.8"