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Observations on work force and training needs for assessing environmental health risks.

R L DeRoos1, P N Anderson, N J Berberich

  • 1Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington.

Public Health Reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
|July 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Environmental health risk assessment is crucial for managing hazardous waste sites. This study details its components, workforce needs, and integration with public health education.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Health
  • Risk Assessment
  • Public Health Policy

Background:

  • Increasing hazardous waste site discoveries necessitate robust environmental health risk assessment.
  • Risk assessment is a key component of environmental health agencies' responsibilities.
  • Understanding the interface between risk assessment and risk management is critical.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define the elements of environmental health risk assessment.
  • To describe the components, workforce, and organization of environmental health risk assessment.
  • To explore the role of education, particularly in schools of public health, for the environmental health workforce.

Main Methods:

  • Review of risk assessment elements and their integration with risk management.

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  • Analysis of work components, worker characteristics, and work organization in environmental health risk assessment.
  • Information gathering from six State environmental health agencies on their experiences.

    • Main Results:

    • Environmental health risk assessment encompasses specific work components, worker roles, and organizational objectives.
    • State agencies are actively engaged in environmental health risk assessment.
    • The importance of education, including continuing education, for the public health workforce in risk assessment is highlighted.

    Conclusions:

    • Environmental health risk assessment is a structured process involving defined components and workforce considerations.
    • State-level experiences provide valuable insights into the practical application of risk assessment.
    • Integrating risk assessment education into public health curricula and continuing education is vital for workforce preparedness.