Public Health
ERG's public health professionals have dedicated their careers to protecting and improving the health and wellbeing of local communities and populations. We evaluate the implications of a broad range of potential public health hazards, including environmental contaminant releases, food and drug safety issues, and communities' health conditions and services. Our multidisciplinary team applies sound scientific principles and uses both established and innovative approaches. Many of our projects have focused on the health of children, tribal nations, and other vulnerable populations. From in-depth research and data compilation to scientific assessment and policy or regulatory analyses, ERG's public health support services promote sound health risk management decisions and prevention strategies.
Environmental Health
- Indoor and outdoor air quality
- Water quality
- Toxic and waste site assessment
- Land re-use and revitalization
- Emergency planning and response
Exposure Evaluation
- Community and tribal exposures
- Exposure investigations and environmental sampling
- Demographic analysis
- Biomarkers of exposure
- Human exposure factors
- Fate and transport modeling
- Food chain analysis
Food, Drug, and Medical Device Safety
- Microbiological, chemical, and physical hazard assessments
- Industry baseline practice surveys
- Literature reviews
- Risk modeling
- Health information technology
- Food security
- Product safety and labeling
- Human behavior analysis
- Cost-benefit assessments
- Cost-effectiveness analysis
- Regulatory impact analysis
Risk Assessment and Hazard Characterization
- Multimedia, multi-agent evaluations
- Community and site health assessments
- Hazard ranking
- Children's health
Toxicological and Epidemiological Evaluations
- Toxic agent reviews
- Dose-response analysis
- Chemical mixtures
- Health outcome data reviews
- Disease registries and surveillance
- Health indicator tracking
- Health-based guidance and standards
Training, Education, and Outreach
- Community needs assessments
- Community action plans
- Public health partnerships
- Fact sheets and flyers
- Public service announcements
- Web sites
- Public meetings and presentations
- Health promotion campaigns
- E-learning and classroom training
- Community and physician education
