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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Practical Opportunities to Improve the Impact of Health Risk Assessment on Environmental and Public Health Decisions.

Tine Bizjak, Davor Kontić, Branko Kontić

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tine BizjakDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0003-1276-4166
Davor KontićDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Branko KontićJožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Jožef Stefan Institute · SIJožef Stefan International Postgraduate School · SI

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Following alerts about the diminishing role of health risk assessment (HRA) in informing public health decisions, this study examines specific HRA topics with the aim of identifying possible solutions for addressing this compelling situation. The study administered a survey among different groups of stakeholders involved in HRA or decision-making, or both. The responses show various understandings of HRA in the decision-making context-including confusion with the health impact assessment (HIA)-and confirm recurring foundational issues within the risk analysis field that contribute to the growth of inconsistency in the HRA praxis. This inconsistency lowers the effectiveness of HRA to perform its primary purpose of informing public health decisions. Opportunities for improving this situation come at the beginning of the assessment process, where greater attention should be given to defining the assessment and decision-making contexts. Both must reflect the concerns and expectations of the stakeholders regarding the needs and purpose of an HRA on one side, and the methodological and procedural topics relevant for the decision case at hand on the other. The HRA process should end with a decision follow-up step with targeted auditing and the participation of stakeholders to measure its success.

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Health Impact AssessmentPublic HealthRisk AssessmentSurveys and Questionnairesdecision analysishealth impact assessmenthealth risk assessmentpublic healthrisk analysisrisk management

Identifiers

PMID35409883
PMCPMC8998966
OpenAlexW4223632240

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