CH 105 - Chemistry and Society

Risk Assessment

Here are some excellent links that give an overview of the risk assessment, especially as applied to public health.

• Risk Analysis Studies at Cornell University
• Harvard Center for Risk Analysis

Reading:

• Risk Communications: A Neglected Tool in Protecting Public Health
  June 2003
  View Issue: PDF
• Health Insight: A Consumer's Guide to Taking Charge of Health Information
  October 1999
  View Issue: PDF
• The Role of Risk Analysis in Decision Making. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2002. [pdf - 15KB ][html]
• Understanding Risk Analysis: A Short Guide for Health, Safety, and Environmental Policy Making (Internet Edition)
  October 1998