Health studies and risk assessments at Military Superfund Sites, is there a disconnect?
Nga Tran, DrPH, MPH, CIH1, Thomas A. Burke, PhD, MPH2, Kristen Chossek, MPH1, and Roni Neff, ScM1. (1) Health Policy and Management/Risk Sciences and Public Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Room 484, Baltimore, MD 21205, , ntran@jhsph.edu, (2) Health Policy and Management/Risk Sciences and Public Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins University, 624 N. Broadway, Room 484, Baltimore, MD 21205 Assessing public health risks from environmental hazards at military Superfund Sites requires a clear understanding of the environmental health continuum from the source of the hazard, to population exposure, and subsequent health outcomes. Developing and implementing a public health approach within this “source-hazard-exposure-outcome” continuum requires a clear understanding of public expectations and concerns. While risk assessment has been the foundation for cleanup efforts at Superfund sites, health studies have been the typical public health respo
