Toxic Chemicals and Public Protection
Author: United States. Toxic Substances Strategy Committee
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 240
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Toxic Substances Strategy Committee
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 240
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 230
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Toxic Substances. Chemical Information Division
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 280
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Toxic Substances, Environmental Oversight, Research and Development
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 414
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Toxic Substances, Research, and Development
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 206
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.
Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Toxic Substances
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 60
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2004-09-16
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 0309091942
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Poisoning is a far more serious health problem in the U.S. than has generally been recognized. It is estimated that more than 4 million poisoning episodes occur annually, with approximately 300,000 cases leading to hospitalization. The field of poison prevention provides some of the most celebrated examples of successful public health interventions, yet surprisingly the current poison control "system" is little more than a loose network of poison control centers, poorly integrated into the larger spheres of public health. To increase their effectiveness, efforts to reduce poisoning need to be linked to a national agenda for public health promotion and injury prevention. Forging a Poison Prevention and Control System recommends a future poison control system with a strong public health infrastructure, a national system of regional poison control centers, federal funding to support core poison control activities, and a national poison information system to track major poisoning epidemics and possible acts of bioterrorism. This framework provides a complete "system" that could offer the best poison prevention and patient care services to meet the needs of the nation in the 21st century.