Published November 13, 2009
by iris_author
Reminder
2009 Morris Katz Memorial Lecture in Environmental Research
Dr. Daniel Krewski
McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment
University of Ottawa
Population Health Risk Assessment: Theory and Practice
Friday, November 20, 2009
2:30 PM
York University
Senate Chamber, N940 Ross Bldg.
4700 Keele Street, Toronto
Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry
and
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Abstract
The traditional medical model of health and health policy development has focused on
individuals and the role of medical care in preventing and treating disease and injury.
Recent attention to health inequities and social determinants of health has raised the
profile of population heath and evidence-based strategies for improving the health of
whole populations. At the same time, risk science has emerged as an important new
discipline for the assessment and management of risks to health. This presentation traces
historical developments in the fields of risk management and population health, and
proposes a joint population health risk management framework that integrates the key
elements of both fields. The use of the framework is illustrated through analyses of
specific population health risk issues, including environmental radon, ambient air
pollution, and prion diseases.
For more information see: http://www.yorku.ca/yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=13642
or our website, http://www.cac.yorku.ca
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