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- Editors:
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David J. Briggs
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Nene Centre for Research, Nene University College Northampton, Northampton, UK
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Richard Stern
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Risk Management Systems, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Tim L. Tinker
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Division of Health Education and Promotion, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, USA
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Developing NEHAPs: Practice and Experience
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- D. Kello, M. Haralanova, R. M. Stern, D. J. Briggs
Pages 3-15
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- H. Cizkova, H. Kazmarová, A. Dumitrescu, R. Janikowski
Pages 17-34
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- K. Victorin, C. Hogstedt, T. Kyrklund, M. Eriksson
Pages 35-51
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Risk Assessment: Exploring Relationships Between Environment and Health
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- I. Vincze, G. Elek, G. Nádor
Pages 77-84
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Risk Assessment: Mapping and Modelling
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- I. Vincze, E. Elek, G. Nádor
Pages 97-111
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- W. D. Henriques, D. J. Briggs
Pages 113-132
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- D. L. Dalbokova, R. S. Dimitrova, B. P. Boeva, W. D. Henriques, D. J. Briggs
Pages 133-146
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- M. Biesiada, E. Smolik, L. Hubicki
Pages 147-153
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Risk Communication
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Front Matter
Pages 155-156
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- C. G. Jardine, S. E. Hrudey
Pages 157-168
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About this book
Accurate assessment of environmental hazards and related risks is a primary prerequisite for effective environmental health protection, at both the individual and collective level. National and regional policies on environmental health need to be guided by knowledge about the risks to the populations involved; as the Environmental Action Plan for Europe notes, 'priority setting requires the comparative assessment of risks to health of different environmental factors against the cost of controlling them.' In recent years this has assumed particular importance, for with the encouragement of the World Health Organisation (WHO), all countries in Europe are committed to producing National Environmental Health Action Plans (NEHAPs), which will define priorities and targets for environmental health and the actions needed to achieve them. Reliable information on risks is clearly fundamantal to this process. Individual risk assessment is no less important in this context. Much of the responsibility and capacity to improve public health lies ultimately in the choices (e.g. about diet, smoking, alcohol consumption, sexual activities, sporting activities, travel mode, place of residence and occupation) which we make as individuals. If we are to improve and protect our own health, therefore, and in so doing play our personal role in achieving the targets set by these Plans, we need to be guided by a clear understanding of the risks involved.
Editors and Affiliations
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Nene Centre for Research, Nene University College Northampton, Northampton, UK
David J. Briggs
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Risk Management Systems, Copenhagen, Denmark
Richard Stern
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Division of Health Education and Promotion, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, USA
Tim L. Tinker
