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HUMAN HEALTH OUTCOMES AND ACCOUNTABILITY - RISK POLICY REPORT
Citation:
Zenick, H AND R L. Calderon. HUMAN HEALTH OUTCOMES AND ACCOUNTABILITY - RISK POLICY REPORT. INSIDE EPA 10(7):1-5, (2003).
Impact/Purpose:
To better understand the sequence of events that predictively link changes in environmental conditions to health outcomes
Description:
EPA is identifying human health "outcomes" as part of a significant shift in how the Agency frames questions and assesses its impact on environmental quality. These outcomes, while complementing traditional process indicators such as decreases in emissions, discharges and pollutant levels in environmental media, are intended to reflect more closely the actual impact on public health conditions that result from environmental decision-making and to help clarify the benefits and costs associated with further incremental improvements.
The key to eventual employment of such outcome-based indicators is a clearer understanding of the sequence of events that predictively link changes in environmental conditions to health outcomes.