title: [Methodology for analysing toxic chemical risks to animal health].
abstract: As a contribution to community-based disaster management, a methodology was designed for analysing toxic chemical risks to animal health, in line with national and international approaches to these issues. The methodology includes: hazard identification, risk assessment of the animal population according to its degree of vulnerability and other communication and risk management tools. Its validation in thirteen Cuban communities shows that the methodology provides the necessary technical basis for formulating and implementing disaster risk mitigation plans in compliance with current legislation. It also facilitates decision-making for disaster risk control in a community by acting as an early warning mechanism for toxic chemical risks to public health and the environment and by promoting multi-sector action in the field of veterinary public health.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Agraria de La Habana, Carretera a Tapaste y Autopista Nacional km 23 1/2, San José de Las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suárez Fernandez
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cepero Rodríguez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Figuero Portal
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chávez Quintana
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cabrera Pérez
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Pérez Duarte
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D003462:Cuba; D003657:Decision Making; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012308:Risk Management; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances