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Conference proceedings
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Erscheinungsjahr
2015
DOI
Summary of environmental burden of disease and health care costs analyses for policy advising
Summary of environmental burden of disease and health care costs analyses for policy advising
Autor:innen
Herausgeber
Quelle
8th European Public Health Conference-Health in Europe
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Forschungskennzahl (FKZ)
Verbundene Publikation
Zitation
Summary of environmental burden of disease and health care costs analyses for policy advising, 2015. [online]. Verfügbar unter: https://openumwelt.de/handle/123456789/7779
Zusammenfassung englisch
Background
The results of environmental burden of disease (EBD) andenvironmental health care costs (EHCC) analyses can be usedto support political decision-making processes in the field ofenvironmental health. The GEniUS project (full title:Environmental burden of disease and public health economics
in environmental protection) aims at developing a comprehensivedatabase, which gathers and evaluates internationalEBD and EHCC analyses.
Methods
A systematic literature review of studies for 40 biological,chemical and physical risk factors relevant for Germany wasperformed. The identified publications were comprehensivelyrecorded into a database and evaluated in terms of quality andtransferability to the situation in Germany. Moreover, theinformation included in the database was evaluated regardingstudy limitations andresearch gaps.
Results
42 EBD and 44 EHCC studies were found and essentialinformation was summarized in the database. For somestressors (e. g. air pollution, mould and dampness, noise andmetals) several analyses were found. Whereas for many of thestressors no EBD or EHCC analyses were identified (e. g. perfluorinated compounds, insecticides or plasticizers). Formost hydrocarbons EBD results were available, but noquantifications of attributable costs were found.
Conclusions
The EBD and EHCC analyses available are very heterogeneousregarding quality and used methodology. For manystressors analyses are missing, and quantified stressorsshow large differences in the results due to incompleteinformation (e. g. health data, exposure-response functions)and methodological shortcomings. The GEniUS project cansupport further research in this area by giving an overview aboutthe current state of research and vice versa main knowledge gaps.
The project was funded by the German Federal Ministry ofEnvironment, Nature Conservation, Building and NuclearSafety (BMUB).
8th European Public Health Conference: Poster Displays 409
Key messages
-Information on environmental burden of disease andenvironmental health care costs studies was gathered in adatabase to support policy consulting
-Main research gaps and needs were identified
The results of environmental burden of disease (EBD) andenvironmental health care costs (EHCC) analyses can be usedto support political decision-making processes in the field ofenvironmental health. The GEniUS project (full title:Environmental burden of disease and public health economics
in environmental protection) aims at developing a comprehensivedatabase, which gathers and evaluates internationalEBD and EHCC analyses.
Methods
A systematic literature review of studies for 40 biological,chemical and physical risk factors relevant for Germany wasperformed. The identified publications were comprehensivelyrecorded into a database and evaluated in terms of quality andtransferability to the situation in Germany. Moreover, theinformation included in the database was evaluated regardingstudy limitations andresearch gaps.
Results
42 EBD and 44 EHCC studies were found and essentialinformation was summarized in the database. For somestressors (e. g. air pollution, mould and dampness, noise andmetals) several analyses were found. Whereas for many of thestressors no EBD or EHCC analyses were identified (e. g. perfluorinated compounds, insecticides or plasticizers). Formost hydrocarbons EBD results were available, but noquantifications of attributable costs were found.
Conclusions
The EBD and EHCC analyses available are very heterogeneousregarding quality and used methodology. For manystressors analyses are missing, and quantified stressorsshow large differences in the results due to incompleteinformation (e. g. health data, exposure-response functions)and methodological shortcomings. The GEniUS project cansupport further research in this area by giving an overview aboutthe current state of research and vice versa main knowledge gaps.
The project was funded by the German Federal Ministry ofEnvironment, Nature Conservation, Building and NuclearSafety (BMUB).
8th European Public Health Conference: Poster Displays 409
Key messages
-Information on environmental burden of disease andenvironmental health care costs studies was gathered in adatabase to support policy consulting
-Main research gaps and needs were identified
Quelle: European Journal of Public Health. 25, Supplement 3, 409-410, 2015