Environmental Risks to Public Health in the United Arab Emirates: A Quantitative Assessment and Strategic Plan
Author(s) -
Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson,
Zeinab S. Farah
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1104064
Subject(s) - environmental health , public health , psychological intervention , stakeholder , risk assessment , health impact assessment , environmental planning , business , environmental protection , medicine , geography , public relations , nursing , computer security , psychiatry , political science , computer science
Environmental risks to health in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have shifted rapidly from infectious to noninfectious diseases as the nation has developed at an unprecedented rate. In response to public concerns over newly emerging environmental risks, the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi commissioned a multidisciplinary environmental health strategic planning project.
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