A PHN newly hired by a large urban hospital to run their employee health program decided to take a refresher course on how to do exposure risk assessments, which are used by policy makers and other regulators to evaluate the health effects from an environmental exposure. In these assessments, the final step in the process involves making a judgment about the risk of health problems to those who are exposed. The nurse learns that this is referred to as a(n):

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Risk characterization is the final step in exposure risk assessments, where a judgment is made about the risk of health problems to those who are exposed.

A PHN Newly Hired by a Large Urban Hospital to Run