Connecting environmental health data to people and policy: Integrating information and mobilizing communities for environmental public health tracking

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 357-374

  Ali, Robbie ^a   Wheitner, David ^a   Talbott, Evelyn O ^a   Zborowski, Jeanne V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Data; Environment; Inventory; Public health; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GOAL ATTAINMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 34848915762     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-007-9053-9     Document Type: Article

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