Social Science Collaboration with Environmental Health

Conclusions: A transdisciplinary approach for environmental health practice has emerged that engages the social sciences to paint a full picture of the consequences of contamination so that policy makers, regulators, public health officials, and other stakeholders can better ameliorate impacts and prevent future exposure. Citation: Hoover E, Renauld M, Edelstein MR, Brown P. 2015. Social science collaboration with environmental health. Environ Health Perspect 123:1100–1106; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1409283 Address correspondence to P. Brown, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave., 310 INV, Boston, MA 02115 USA. Telephone: (617) 373-7407. E-mail: p.brown@neu.edu We thank all the members of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute who provided feedback during the development of this paper. The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests. Received: 30 September 2014 Accepted: 8 May 2015 Advance Publication: 12 May 2015 Final Publication: 1 November 2015 Note to readers with disabilities: EHP strives to ensure that all journal content is accessible to all readers. However, some figures and Supplemental Material published in EHP articles may not conform to 508 standards due to the complexity of the information being presented. If you need assistance accessing journal content, please contact ehp508@niehs.nih.gov. Our staff w...
Source: EHP Research - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Commentary November 2015 Source Type: research