Animals as Sentinels of Human Environmental Hazards

描述（由申请人提供）： 越来越多的证据表明，野生动物、家养动物和伴侣动物由于其更大的易感性和持续的暴露，可能会对人类环境健康威胁发出预警。动物作为人类环境健康危害的哨兵项目将使用基于互联网的互动方法，鼓励兽医和野生动物生物学社区中可能不太熟悉人类健康信息的个人使用NLM数据库，并帮助人类健康专业人员更好地了解有关野生动物，家养动物和伴侣动物的科学文献。它解决了目前获取动物哨兵信息的两个主要问题。首先，影响野生动物、伴侣动物和家养动物的环境危害报告很难与大量的实验动物文献分开。其次，NLM数据库可能不包括所有报道野生动物和其他动物健康事件的期刊，因此有必要搜索补充文献。 通过努力克服这些障碍，该项目将致力于实现全国医疗网的长期目标，即组织卫生信息并提供获取信息的机会，以及鼓励卫生专业人员和公众使用高质量的信息。该项目将实现以下具体目标： 1.建立一个全面的网站和可从网上查阅的关于动物作为人类环境健康危害的哨兵的研究数据库。该数据库将链接到NLM在线数据库和在线文档传递服务。 2.使用专业咨询小组开发的方法管理动物哨兵研究。 3.为网站编制用户和背景支持材料。 4.不断向目标用户群体推广、宣传和评价数据库和网址的使用情况和内容，必要时更新格式和信息，以满足用户的信息需要。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A growing body of evidence suggests that wildlife, domestic, and companion animals, due to their greater susceptibility and ongoing exposures, may provide early warning of human environmental health threats. The Animals as Sentinels of Human Environmental Health Hazards Project will use an internet-based, interactive approach to encourage use of NLM databases by individuals in the veterinary and wildlife biology community who may be less familiar with human health information, as well as helping human health professionals better understand the scientific literature concerning wildlife, domestic, and companion animals. It addresses two major problems with current access to animal sentinel information. First, reports of environmental hazards affecting wildlife, companion, and domestic animals are difficult to separate from the vast literature on laboratory animals. Second, the NLM databases may not include all the journals reporting on wildlife and other animal health events, making it necessary to search the complementary literature. By working to overcome these barriers, the project will address the NLM long-range goals of organizing health information and providing access to it, as well as encouraging the use of high quality information by health professionals and the public. The project will accomplish the following specific aims: 1. The creation of a comprehensive Web site and Web-accessible database of studies of animals as sentinels of human environmental health hazards. The database will have links to NLM online databases and online document delivery services. 2. The curation of animal sentinel studies using methodology developed by a professional advisory group. 3. Development of user and background support materials for the Web Site. 4. Ongoing outreach, promotion, and evaluation of the usage and content of the database and Web Site with target user groups, updating the format and information as necessary to fit the information needs of users.