... worksite health promotion. The assessment of health risks with feedback. Am J Prev Med2010, 38:S237-S262.10. Anderson DR, Staufacker MJ: The impact of worksite-based health risk appraisal on health- related ... assessed risk with health- behaviour constructs, tailored health recom-mendations are generated. These are presented to theparticipant integrated within a web-based health actionplan. Each health ... the literature. Am J Health Promot 1996, 10:499-508.11. Cowdery JE, Suggs LS, Parker S: Application of a Web-based tailored health riskassessment in a work-site population. Health Promot Pract2007,...
... Child Health Portfolio Review and Assessment, August 2008 22 Health Personnel The World Bank estimates that, in 2004, 2.9 percent of public expenditure (i.e., of GDP) was spent on health ... lack of health personnel was the main obstacle to seeking health care (78 percent mentioned lack of money, and 43 percent said that the health institution was too far away). The sex of the health ... serious distortions in the health system. Two examples in the health sector are the chaotic health logistics system and the multitude of health information systems designed primarily to meet donor...
... to those engaged in education in the health professions. Assessment in Health Professions Education presents chapters on thefundamentals of testing and assessment together with some of theirtheoretical ... use; impact of assessment on students, instructors,schools, society; impact of assessments on curriculum; cost/benefit analysis with respect totradeoff between instructional time and assessment ... meaningsassociated with assessment data, used for a specific purpose. Validityevidence is associated with scores or data resulting from tests orassessments, not the assessment forms or instruments...
... standard risk assessment. In the present article, we give practical recommendations for addressing these questions in population level risk assessments. Keywords: population models; risk assessment; ... any riskassessment or field study. Also, higher tier risk assessments are typically based on a limited set of data from the literature, and usually much less literature is reviewed for a risk ... introduce population modelling in pesticide riskassessment by either the academia or the industry [1-6]. The main advantage of using population models in risk assessments is seen in reaching a higher...
... Se,and other toxic metals should allow a more accurate assessment and modeling ofbioaccumulation potential, an important factor in risk assessment. Knowledge of themechanisms, and the chemical ... sediment organic carbon, Environ.Toxicol. Chem., 15, 2187, 1996.77. Clarkson, T.W., Human health risks from methylmercury in fish, Environ. Toxicol.Chem., 9, 821, 1990.78. Magos, L., Physiology ... Resources, Annapolis, MD, 1998, 86 pp.23. Barnthouse, L. et al., Eds., New developments in ecological risk assessment, inTheoretical Issues and Case Studies, Environ. Toxicol. Chem., Special Issue, 13,...
... developed a framework for ecological riskassessment (ERA) thatconsists of four phases: (1) problem formulation, (2) exposure assessment, (3) effects assessment, and (4) risk characterization. 6 ... major question for this risk assessment is: “Do current concentrations of persistent organochlorine contaminants pose risksto the health of marine mammals?” 9.4 EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT 9.4.1 E XPOSURE ... (PCBs): implications for risk assessment, Crit. Rev. Toxicol.,28, 511, 1998.82. Ross, P.S., Marine mammals as sentinels in ecological risk assessment, Hum. Environ. Risk Assess., 6, 29, 2000.83....
... (Ed.), Ecological Risk Assessment . Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL. 247–274.Barnthouse, L. W. 1996. Guide for Developing Data Quality Objectives for Ecological Risk Assessment at DOE Oak ... other lines of evidence, to estimate risks. Eachline of evidence is qualitatively different from any others used in the risk characterization. In ecological risk assessments of contaminated sites, ... D.C.EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1991d. RiskAssessment Guidance for Super-fund: Volume 1 — Human Health Evaluation Manual (Part C, Risk Evaluation ofRemedial Alternatives). Publication...
... LLC VOLUME 1MetalsCHEMICAL RISK ASSESSMENT HANDBOOK OF Health Hazards to Humans,Plants, and Animalsâ 2000 by CRC Press LLC CHEMICAL RISK ASSESSMENT HANDBOOK OF Health Hazards to Humans,Plants, ... manuals, etc. 2. Hazardous substances — Riskassessment — Handbooks, manuals,etc. 3. Environmental chemistry — Handbooks, manuals, etc. 4. Environmental riskassessment — Handbooks, manuals, etc. ... of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Eisler, Ronald, 1932–Handbook of chemical risk assessment: health hazards to humans, plants, and animals / by Ronald Eislerp. cm. Includes bibliographical...
... 1987. Nickel. Adv. Modern Envi-ron. Toxicol. 11:145-183; World Health Organization(WHO). 1991. Nickel. Environ. Health Crit. 108. 383 pp. â 2000 by CRC Press LLC solubility of ... that exposure to nickel of Russian female hydrometallurgy workers causessignificantly increased risks for abortion, total defects, cardiovascular defects, and defects of themusculoskeletal system. ... DEFICIENCY EFFECTS6.6.1 GeneralNickel is reportedly an essential micronutrient for maintaining health in certain species of plants,invertebrates, birds, and mammals, including humans (NAS 1975;...
... Lifetime exposure to drinking water concentrations of 2.3 àg atrazine/L posesnegligible risk to human health, as judged by the no adverse effect level of 7.5 µg/L when 1% ofthe allowable daily ... L.E. White, J.E. Bollinger, A. Thiyagarajah, J.M. Mendler, and W.J. George. 1999. History and risk assessment of triazine herbicides in the lower Mississippi River. Book of Abstracts, Part 1, ... forchildren over a 10-day period (USEPA 1987). The proposed drinking water criterion to protecthuman health in western Europe is <0.1 àg/L (Fischer-Scherl et al. 1991). In the United States, itshould...
... Sci. Health B26:491-498.Fleming, W.J. and S.P. Bradbury. 1981. Recovery of cholinesterase activity in mallard ducklings administeredorganophosphorus pesticides. Jour. Toxicol. Environ. Health ... survivors16MOLLUSCSClam, Anodonta cygnea200,000 After exposure for 3 months, all clams survived and appeared healthy. But normal calcification process disrupted on lamellar layer of the shell, producing fragile ... marsh orpond sediments usually contain <50 àg/kg FW. This concentration presents negligible risk tochannel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) over a 28-day period, suggesting little hazard to catfish...
... rats. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 58:133-140.U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS). 1995. Toxicological Profile for Mirex and Chlordecone. U.S. Dept. Health Human Serv., PHS, Agen. Toxic Subst. Dis. Regis. ... species such as the bald eagle, it was determined that the mostreliable indicator for assessing risk of organochlorine compounds was the ratio of carcass to brainresidues on a lipid weight basis ... CITEDAhrens, F.A., D.C. Dyer, and W.E. Lloyd. 1980. Mirex kinetics in chickens. Jour. Toxicol. Environ. Health 6:835-842.Baker, M.F. 1964. Studies on possible effects of mirex bait on the bobwhite quail...
... at theoretical risk, followed by brushtail possums,pigs, and various rodents and birds (McIlroy 1986). More data are needed on bait consumptionrates of nontarget mammals if risk from 1080-poisoning ... studies may overestimate the risk to nontarget species from 1080 baiting. Thenorthern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus), for example, was found to be at highest theoretical risk fromaerial baiting programs, ... breeding and nurserygrounds for fish and wildlife in the United States. The Texas Department of Health, in an advisoryto consumers, has stated that consumption of fishes from the Arroyo Colorado,...