Assessment of Population Health Risks of Policies

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Guliš, Gabriel (Editor), Mekel, Odile (Editor), Ádám, Balázs (Editor), Cori, Liliana (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Public health.; Social policy.; Medicine & Public Health.; Public Health.; Social Policy.

Assessment of Population Health Risks of Policies Gabriel Guliš, Odile Mekel, Balázs Ádám, and Liliana Cori, editors     Public health continues to evolve as professionals work not only to prevent disease and promote well-being but also to reduce health disparities and protect the environment. To a...

Table of Contents:

•  Public health, policy analysis, risk assessment and impact assessment.-Risk assessment, Impact assessment and evaluation.-Top-Down Policy Risk Assessment
• Bottom-up policy risk assessment.-Quantification of health risks
• Application of RAPID Guidance on an International Policy.-Use of policy risk assessment results in political decision making.