BOUNDARY NETWORKS AND ROCHESTER'S "SMART" LEAD LAW: THE USE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY INFORMATION IN A COLLABORATIVE POLICY PROCESS
BOUNDARY NETWORKS AND ROCHESTER'S "SMART" LEAD LAW: THE USE OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY INFORMATION IN A COLLABORATIVE POLICY PROCESS
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DOI：
10.2190/ns.20.3.f
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发表时间：
2010-11-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Korfmacher, Katrina Smith
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作者：
Korfmacher, Katrina Smith
纽约罗切斯特预防铅中毒联盟成立于2001年，目标是到2010年消除儿童铅中毒。该联盟招募了不同的社区利益攸关方参与一个致力于利用现有最佳科学的合作进程。该联盟成功地为关于新铅中毒法律的辩论注入了当地数据、国家分析和最新的医学研究。我们认为，这是由在整个过程中提供技术投入的个人的边界网络促成的。由于联盟的倡导，罗切斯特市议会在2005年一致通过了一项被誉为全国最聪明的主导法律之一的法令。许多社区都将罗切斯特的新铅法令视为典范。此案的过程和结果都为合作努力促进科学合理的地方环境卫生政策提供了宝贵的经验教训。
The Rochester, New York, Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning formed in 2001 with the goal of eliminating childhood lead poisoning by 2010. The Coalition recruited diverse community stakeholders into a collaborative process committed to using the best available science. The Coalition successfully infused the debate about a new lead poisoning law with local data, national analyses, and the latest medical research. We argue that this was facilitated by a boundary network of individuals who provided technical input throughout the process. As a result of the Coalition's advocacy, in 2005 the Rochester City Council unanimously passed an ordinance that has been hailed as one of the nation's "smartest" lead laws. Many communities are looking to Rochester's new lead ordinance as a model. Both the process and outcome of this case provide valuable lessons for collaborative efforts to promote scientifically sound local environmental health policy.