Community Health Risk Analysis of Oil and Gas Industry Public Health Concerns for Garfield County
Oil and gas activity in Garfield County, Colorado, has generated public concern about both the environment and public health. Often, public perception of potential health risks becomes an overriding concern. The public may feel their health is at risk and they want to understand possible health risks. Opening this dialogue through research and presentation of findings from the Saccomanno Research Institute, a neutral third party, will promote an informed discussion of the real and perceived impacts of extractive industries and could serve as a focal point for collaborative resolutions to community and industry concerns over the balance between the risks and benefits of natural resource extraction.
The project will involve:
- Community focus groups
- Human Health Risk Assessment
- Data Analysis and Communication
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