This book examines the need for information in support of decision-making in environmental health. It discusses indicators of environmental health, methods of data collection and the assessment of exposure to and the health impact of different environmental risk factors. It also discusses approaches to linkage analysis of grouped environmental and health data, including statistical and epidemiological issues and geographical infomation systems.
The book will be an invaluable source of information for researchers in public health, epidemiology and social science, as well as for environmental health data as part of local or national information systems.

Para hacer frente al sobrepeso y la obesidad, Chile implemento una ley que exige el uso de etiquetas de advertencia en los alimentos de alto contenido energetico. Este documento evalua la respuesta del sector de la produccion de alimentos a la aplicacion de la primera fase de la ley.