The Importance of Public Health Agency Independence
Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling in Pennsylvania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11025348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernard D Goldstein (0000-0001-9271-717X, Bernard D. Goldstein is retired., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | e13-e15 |
| Publication date | 2014-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2013.301755 |
| PMID | 24328620 |
| OpenAlex | W1987273599 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 11 |
Public health often deals with inconvenient truths. These are best communicated and acted on when public health agencies are independent of the organizations or individuals for whom the truths are inconvenient. The importance of public health independence is exemplified by the lack of involvement of the Pennsylvania Department of Health in responding to health concerns about shale gas drilling. Pennsylvania Department of Health involvement has been forestalled by the state governor, who has intensely supported shale gas development
Agency (philosophy) · Drilling · Environmental health · Fossil fuel · Governor · Health department · Independence (probability theory) · Oil shale · Political science · Public health · Shale Gas · Sociology · Waste management · Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics · Engineering · Medicine · Nursing · Public Health Policies and Education · Risk Perception and Management
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |