Research Catalog

Title

Review of the proposal for the Gulf long-term follow-up study : highlights from the September 2010 workshop : workshop report / Lynn Goldman, Abigail Mitchell, and Margie Patlak, editors ; Committee to Review the Federal Response to the Health Effects Associated with the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2010.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Goldman, Lynn.
• Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice.
• Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee to Review the Federal Response to the Health Effects Associated with the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.
• Mitchell, Abigail E.
• Patlak, Margie.

Description

ix, 20 p.; 28 cm.

Summary

• "The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is unprecedented not only in its size but also in the use of chemical dispersants and controlled burns to remove the oil. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is designing a study to investigate the health effects on clean-up workers. The IOM held a workshop to review and comment on NIEHS' study protocol."--resource home page.
• "The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is unprecedented not only in its size but also in the use of chemical dispersants and controlled burns to remove the oil. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is designing a study to investigate the health effects on clean-up workers. The IOM held a workshop to review and comment on NIEHS's study protocol."--Publisher description.

Alternative Title

• Gulf long-term follow-up study
• Proposal for the Gulf long-term follow-up study

Subject

• BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010 > Environmental aspects
• Disasters
• Gulf of Mexico
• Mexico, Gulf of > Environmental conditions
• Occupational Exposure > adverse effects
• Oil spills > Environmental aspects > Mexico, Gulf of
• Oil spills > Health risk assessment > Mexico, Gulf of
• Petroleum
• Water Pollution, Chemical > prevention & control

Genre/Form

Electronic books.

Note

• "This document highlights the presentations and discussions that occurred during the workshop, which was held on September 22, 2010, in Tampa, Florida"-P. 1.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Introduction -- Gulf study design -- Tapping existing resources -- Administrative and data oversight details -- Exposure assessment challenges -- Selecting appropriate controls -- Predicting outcomes -- Planning for lower enrollment -- Engaging the local community -- Establishing referral networks -- Planning for legal issues -- Additional health endpoints for study -- Final remarks -- Appendix.

ISBN

• 9780309162449 (pbk.)
• 0309162440 (pbk.)

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries