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ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2004

National environmental public health tracking program: bridging the information gap.

Michael A McGeehin, Judith R Qualters, Amanda Sue Niskar

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Article in Environmental health perspectives, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48citing papers in PubMed
17.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Developing a Conceptual Framework for Environmental Health Tracking in Victoria, Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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  14. Public Perceptions of Environmental Public Health Risks in the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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  16. Biomonitoring and environmental public health tracking.Journal of environmental health · 2015
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael A McGeehinDivision of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. mmcgeehin@cdc.gov
Judith R Qualters
Amanda Sue Niskar
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In January 2001 the Pew Environmental Health Commission called for the creation of a coordinated public health system to prevent disease in the United States by tracking and combating environmental health threats. In response, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiated the Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Program to integrate three distinct components of hazard monitoring and exposure and health effects surveillance into a cohesive tracking network. Uniform and acceptable data standards, easily understood case definitions, and improved communication between health and environmental agencies are just a few of the challenges that must be addressed for this network to be effective. The nascent EPHT program is attempting to respond to these challenges by drawing on a wide range of expertise from federal agencies, state health and environmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and the program's academic Centers of Excellence. In this mini-monograph, we present innovative strategies and methods that are being applied to the broad scope of important and complex environmental public health problems by developing EPHT programs. The data resulting from this program can be used to identify areas and populations most likely to be affected by environmental contamination and to provide important information on the health and environmental status of communities. EPHT will develop valuable data on possible associations between the environment and the risk of noninfectious health effects. These data can be used to reduce the burden of adverse health effects on the American public.

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Data CollectionEnvironmental HealthInterinstitutional RelationsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.Diffusion of InnovationEnvironmental PollutantsHumansInformation ServicesProgram DevelopmentUnited StatesEnvironmental Pollutants

Identifiers

PMID15471734
PMCPMC1247569
OpenAlexW2038615804

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