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PENILAIAN DAMPAK KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT

The main objectives of assessing the health effects of a chemical incident on the public are To offer advice about
exposure and protection, To offer advice about treatment, and To contribute to the public health toxicological

information base.

The methods used to assess the impact on public health vary depending on the stage of the incident.

Stage 1. Preparedness
During the planning and preparation stages, public-health/environmental-health professionals should become familiar

with the sources of data on exposure and health risk and effect.

Stage 2. Rapid health-risk assessment
During the acute stage of an incident, a rapid health-risk assessment must be conducted. Initially this can be done

using models to predict health effects, based on information gathered from other exposures.