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Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Identifying, controlling, and preventing population exposures to potentially harmful ...
Public health policies are laws, regulations, and decisions undertaken by governments and health organizations to promote and protect people’s health. Public health policies refer to the decisions and ...