Health Impact Assessment of Shale Gas Extraction Workshop Summary (2014) / Chapter Skim
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8 Research Opportunities: Research Community
8 Research Opportunities: Research Community
Pages 97-104
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In response to increased activity, the health system assembled a coalition of stakeholders and experts from academia, other health care systems, government, and industry to conduct a coordinated, multidisciplinary research project. Carey stated that the focus of the project is to collect data to inform a scientifically rigorous assessment of regional health impacts.
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The data are stored in a clinical data warehouse, a more easily searchable and mineable platform. Additionally, the Geisinger Health System has become a leader in the Keystone Health Information Exchange and the Beacon Community Project which electronically links health care providers in the region.
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Professor Emeritus, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh Bernard Goldstein began by describing, in his opinion, the unfortunately typical progression of environmental and occupational issues related to human health. A new technology is not adequately evaluated for potential adverse health consequences.
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For example, in Pennsylvania, a bill passed after advice from this commission includes 17 different state agencies that will receive funding allocations from the Pennsylvania impact fee, but not one penny went to the Pennsylvania Department of Health to develop standard public health surveillance or to fund research. Similarly, in President Obama's Advisory Commission, the lead is given to the Department of Energy with input from the U.S.
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Assistant Research Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health Colorado School of Public Health Roxana Witter described a number of areas where community impact research could be done. There are preliminary reports that link community impacts to natural gas developments, but the effects on public health are uncertain.
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Dr. Jackson and others noted that the Health Effects Institute and the Public Health Institute are good models that should be explored to begin research in this area.
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2012. Missing from the table: Role of the environmental public health community in governmental advisory commissions related to Marcellus Shale drilling.
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