Readings (Lecture 2: Public Health and Risk Assessment)

 

Carson R, 1962. Silent Spring. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA.

Clarke L, 1989. Acceptable Risk? Making Decisions in a Toxic Environment. University of California Press, Los Angeles, CA.

Dong MH, Infante PF, 1985. Health Effects of 4,4-Methylenedianiline. [Technical Report (draft)]. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington D.C.

Dong MH, Infante PF, 1986. Quantitative Risk Assessment of 4,4-Methylenedianiline [Technical Report (draft)]. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C.

Health Canada, 1995. A Guide to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act - for Health Canada Project Managers. [Technical Report]. Environmental Health Directorate, A.L. 0801A, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Health Canada, 1996. The Role of Health Professionals in Environmental Assessment Consolidated Workshop Proceedings. [Technical Report]. Environmental Health Directorate, A.L. 0801A, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Health Canada, 1997. Environmental Assessment and Human Health: Perspectives, Approaches and Future Directions - A Background Report for the International Study of the Effectiveness of Environmental Assessment. [Technical Report]. Environmental Health Directorate, A.L. 0801A, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Hyman HH, 1976. Health Planning: A Systematic Approach. Aspen Systems, Germantown, MD.

Knox EG (Ed.), 1979. Epidemiology in Health Care Planning: A Guide to the Uses of Scientific Method. Oxford University Press, New York.

National Institutes of Health (NIH), 1988. The Future of Public Health. NIH Institute of Medicine, Committee for the Study of the Future of Public Health, Division of Health Care Services. National Academic Press, Washington, D.C.

National Research Council, 1994. Science and Judgment in Risk Assessment. Committee on Risk Assessment of Hazardous Air Pollutants, Board on Environmental Studies and Technology, Commission on Life Science. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.

U.S. DHHS (United States Department of Health and Human Services), 1986. Determining Risks to Health: Federal Policy and Practice. Task Force on Health Risk Assessment. Auburn House Publishing, Dover, MA.

Weil DEC, Alicbusan AP, Wilson JF, Reich MR, Bradley DJ, 1990. The Impact of Development Policies on Health: A Review of the Literature. World Health Organization, Geneva.