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Meeting Report: Development of Environmental Health Indicators in Brazil and Other Countries in the Americas
2005; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Volume: 114; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1289/ehp.8486
ISSN1552-9924
AutoresFernando Ferreira Carneiro, Mara Lúcia C. Oliveira, Guilherme Franco Netto, Luis A.C. Galvão, Jacira Azevedo Cancio, Estela Maria Bonini, Carlos Corvalán,
Tópico(s)Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
ResumoThis report summarizes the Brazilian experience on the design and implementation of environmental health, with contributions from Argentina, Canada, and Cuba, presented at the International Symposium on the Development of Indicators for Environmental Health Integrated Management, held in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, on 17-18 June 2004. The methodology for the development of environmental health indicators has been used as a reference in the implementation of environmental health surveillance in Brazil. This methodology has provided tools and processes to facilitate the understanding and to measure the determinants of risks to environmental health, to help decision makers control those risks. Key words: environmental health indicators, environmental health surveillance, integrated management.
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