Science-Based Public Policy

Scientific information is often used in forming public policy. Examples of recent science policy decisions involve mandating migrating to more carbon neutral technologies in response to atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, stricter consumer product safety guidelines in response to contaminated imported products, and biofuels research to alleviate the US's reliance on non-domestic oil.

Regrettably, science also has become a tool to polarize public opinion and/or to further a socio-political agenda. These efforts are often conducted without full understanding or accurate application of the actual science. Therefore, sound, evidence-based science is critical to generate protective, yet reasonable, public health policies.

Cardno ENTRIX can help manage these issues and protect the business interests of companies involved by identifying and advocating the use of the best science available.

Why Cardno ENTRIX?

Cardno ENTRIX promotes the use of science and research in the formation of public policy by maintaining an active surveillance on the latest advances in the scientific literature and community. We are uniquely positioned to identify unbiased, accurate, and comprehensive data on environmental and public health.

Cardno ENTRIX staff has experience in working to advocate the utilization of relevant science and research data in the formation of public policy. This is accomplished by placing these data into the proper context and providing the critical linkage between these data and a variety of socio-economic issues. We utilize interdisciplinary research on toxicology, epidemiology, exposure, toxicokinetics, and human relevance to emphasize the linkage between these issues and social and economic issues such as production, transport, consumption, growth, demographic change, well-being, and public health.

Another key element in the use of science in policy development is to educate decision-makers regarding policy impacts and activities which could be improved with sound science. Doing so provides policy makers with the most unbiased, accurate, and comprehensive information on environmental and/or public health issues.

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