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Environmental Epidemiology
Environmental Epidemiology is an
area of public health that applies epidemiological methods to the
evaluation of potential human health risks that result from
exposures to environmental conditions and hazards.
HCPHES
Environmental Epidemiology conducts medical surveillance following
selected events that might place the community at risk.
Environmental Epidemiology also assists the Texas Department of
State Health Services (DSHS) with the Hazardous Substances Emergency
Events Surveillance (HSEES) project. The HSEES project describes the
public health consequences of spills or releases of hazardous
chemicals.
DSHS HSEES
HCPHES Environmental Epidemiology
is investigating potential uses for the Toxic Release Inventory
(TRI) data with Texas Cancer Registry data. The TRI is a publicly
available US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) database
containing information on chemical releases. TRI data can be
accessed by chemical compound, geographic region, or specific
industries.
USEPA TRI
For more
information, call the Environmental Epidemiologist at (713)439-6389.
For information on
environmental monitoring activities, visit
HCPHES Environmental Public Health
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