Improving the integration of epidemiological data into human health risk assessment: What risk assessors told us they want.

ABSTRACT: One of the practical contributions of epidemiology studies is to inform risk assessment and management to protect public health. However, there is a perception among some that environmental and occupational epidemiology is falling short of satisfying the needs of risk assessors. The specific reasons for this are not clearly understood. To help identify the points of dissatisfaction and possible areas for mutual learning, we conducted a survey of risk assessors, seeking their opinions of epidemiology research. We present a few quantitative measures and a thematic analysis of responses to open-ended questions. Survey results suggest that some risk assessors (with some adamant exceptions) believe that epidemiology has great potential to contribute to risk assessment but can be deficient in ma

SUBMITTER: Phillips CV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11492098 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature