Decision-making under uncertainty in environmental health policy: new approaches

Autor:	Jacques Reis, Peter S. Spencer
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Uncertainty Decision-making Environmental health policy Scientific doubt Stakeholders Policy-makers Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Zdroj:	Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1342-078X 1347-4715
DOI:	10.1186/s12199-019-0813-9
Popis:	Abstract Decision-making in environmental health policy is a complex procedure even in well-known conditions. Thus, in the case of uncertainty, decision-making becomes a hurdle race. We address scientific uncertainty, methods to reduce uncertainty, biomedical doubt and science communication, and the role of stakeholders, activists, lobbies and media that together influence policy decisions. We also consider the major responsibility and role of the medico-scientific community in this process. This community can and should teach the principle of scientific uncertainty to all stakeholders, advise policy-makers and underline the ethical issues, considering that our brains are not only the deposit of our humanity but also the route to environmental health and societal harmony.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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