Public Health
Health depends on a wide range of genetic and biological, environmental and occupational, and social and behavioral health determinants.
Introduction
Why does Public Health need risk science?
Modern risk science plays an important role in public health. The recognition that complex societal determinants in populations can drive the health of those populations highlights the need to consider evidence from a broader public health perspective. Effective risk management benefits from sound evidence driven by risk-based investigations, leading to interventions to enhance public health of a regulatory, economic, advisory, community-based, or technology-based nature. At its core, responsible public health is based on an in-depth understanding of what causes some people to be healthy and others not, and how we can optimize the health of populations, including those most vulnerable to harm.
"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."
by World Health Organization
RSI and Public Health
RSI's Motivation
Our goal as interdisciplinary health scientists is to address the major public health concerns of our day. Strengthening public health practice can bring enormous benefits to population health.RSI brings to bear a variety of skills and expertise, providing science-based arguments that arise from cutting-edge evidence synthesis methods and risk assessment approaches.
What is our expertise in Public Health?
RSI’s expertise in public health spans multiple domains. We have extensive experience modelling the risks and consequences associated with the spread of infectious disease within both human and animal populations. The RSI team is comprised of epidemiologists, physicians, toxicologists, and population health scientists. RSI has been involved in a variety of projects related to fresh water, food, soil contaminants, indoor and outdoor air pollution, pharmaceuticals, paints, packaging, personal care products, and many more. RSI experts have led important studies of the etiology of chronic disease, including cancer, neurological disorders, and cardiovascular conditions. RSI experts have synthesized data from more than 132 countries to address public health issues of international concern and have managed public health campaigns reaching 178 countries.
Serving You
RSI has conducted research on a wide range of determinants that can affect public health. RSI also conducts systematic, rapid, and critical reviews of scientific evidence, no matter how large the scope of the problem or complexity of the health concern. Our team has extensive experience performing environmental scans and stakeholder engagement to better understand existing public health issues. We analyze data on air pollution and health risks, advise on water and soil contaminants, and provide strategies for prioritizing environmental hazards that affect people in both urban and rural living conditions. Relying on its people and experience, RSI has designed a wide array of effective public health programs to meet public health objectives.
RSI Sectors
Chemical and Product Safety
RSI staff and affiliated scientists have an extensive background in epidemiology, toxicology, and pharmacology, that can help identify and characterize chemical risk and product safety. Clients include a variety of public and private sector organizations. Epidemiology: RSI has analyzed large and complex data sets to explore environmental, occupational...
Public Health
RSI has extensive experience modelling the risks and consequences associated with infectious disease spread amongst human and animal populations. We have worked with public health organizations in more than 175 countries to safeguard public health and help respond to potential threats to the population. RSI has been involved in a variety of projects...
Food Safety and Defense
Risk Sciences International has a team of internationally recognized experts with over 100 years of combined experience in human health risk assessment, quantitative microbiological risk assessment, and risk assessment methodology. RSI staff and affiliated scientists have a wealth of experience in the development of quantitative risk assessments and...
Climate Change and Adaptation
Risk Sciences International has extensive and unique experience in those key domains required to help organizations adapt to climate change: applied meteorology, engineering climatology, climate science, hydrology, social and behavioral science, risk assessment and management, and IT-based decision-support. RSI provides climate risk assessment and...
Agriculture
Approaches to measuring, characterizing, and managing risks and opportunities in the agricultural sector continue to evolve with time, thanks in part to the use of new technologies in the collection of data, and advancements in agriculture-related science and computing power for risk analysis. RSI’s experience in the Agricultural sector ranges...
Drug Safety and Effectiveness Monitoring
Risk Sciences International has significant experience managing drug safety to help related stakeholders ensure the health and well-being of the public. RSI has experience analyzing a wide variety of drugs across all demographics, using a range of analytic and modeling techniques including physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling. RSI’s...
Public Safety and Security
Risk Sciences International has comprehensive experience working with organizations to enhance public safety and security. Areas of expertise include non-biological hazards often associated with occupational health and safety issues, as well as emergency preparedness activities focusing on natural disaster, disease epidemic, or malicious acts. RSI has...
Urban Risk and Resiliency
The planning, design, and operation of the urban space requires multidisciplinary research and decision support to understand and mitigate the impact of hazards, natural or man-made, malicious or accidental. Risk Sciences International applies its expertise in extreme weather and climate change, infrastructure vulnerability...
Urban Risk and Resiliency
Public Safety and Security
Public Health
Food Safety and Defense
Drug Safety and Effectiveness Monitoring
Climate Change and Adaptation
Chemical and Product Safety
Agriculture
During these unique times during which physical distancing is affecting all aspects of society and our economy, RSI is well prepared. Since its inception, the company has been equipped and trained to deliver results remotely. We use virtual meeting applications extensively, as well as virtual training and webinar software. The nature of risk management is such that all RSI staff have always been a moment's notice away from intervening in urgent matters.
Important: Our sincere thanks go out to all first responders worldwide who have so bravely helped us all to face this unique challenge.
