Assessing the effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on human health : a summary of the June 2010 workshop / Margaret A. McCoy and Judith A. Salerno, rapporteurs ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2010], ©2010.

xvi, 183 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

"This study was supported by Contract No. HHSO100201000001E between the National Academy of Sciences and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority"--T.p. verso.

Overview -- Introduction -- At-risk populations and routes of exposure -- Short- and long-term effects on human health -- Communicating with the public -- Overview of health monitoring activities : state and federal perspectives -- Data-collection, surveillance, and research methodologies -- Developing effective surveillance and monitoring systems : future directions and resource needs -- Appendix A: References -- Appendix B: Bibliography of related National Academies Press reports -- Appendix C: Workshop agenda -- Appendix D: Public questions and comments -- Appendix E: Speaker biographies.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-148).