Considerations Before Establishing an Environmental Health Registry

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ID11032060
AuthorsVinicius C Antao (0000-0002-8201-9973, All of the authors are with the Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.), Oleg I Muravov (All of the authors are with the Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.), Oleg Muravov (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry), James Sapp (All of the authors are with the Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.), James H Sapp (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry), Theodore C Larson (0000-0003-4719-4829, All of the authors are with the Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.), L Laszlo Pallos (All of the authors are with the Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.), Marchelle E Sanchez (All of the authors are with the Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.), Marchelle Sanchez (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry), G David Williamson (All of the authors are with the Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.), D Kevin Horton (0000-0001-6214-6687, All of the authors are with the Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.)
Year2015
Volume105
Issue8
Pages1543-1551
Publication date2015-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2015.302642
PMID26066912
OpenAlexW2182156121
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited19

Public health registries can provide valuable information when health consequences of environmental exposures are uncertain or will likely take long to develop. They can also aid research on diseases that may have environmental causes that are not completely well defined. We discuss factors to consider when deciding whether to create an environmental health registry. Those factors include public health significance, purpose and outcomes, duration and scope of data collection and availability of alternative data sources, timeliness, availability of funding and administrative capabilities, and whether the establishment of a registry can adequately address specific health concerns. We also discuss difficulties, limitations, and benefits of exposure and disease registries, based on the experience of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Agency (philosophy) · Business · Disease · Disease registry · Environmental epidemiology · Environmental health · Public health · Scope (computer science) · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Computer Science · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Medicine · Nursing

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