Benefits of the Alliance Model
Credibility
Projects are evaluated by the ARA
Steering Committee, composed of a broad range of experts from
various backgrounds and perspectives. The involvement of
diverse interests:
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enhances credibility
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ensures careful consideration of
all key data and ideas
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provides thoughtful management
of potential biases
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indicates the importance of a
project to the broader risk assessment community
Sharing of Resources
The collaborative nature of the ARA
centers on the pooling of resources. ARA participants benefit
from access to:
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Technical resources- ARA
provides access to experienced scientists and experts not
typically found within a single organization.
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Financial Resources- For
organizations with limited funding, ARA offers help covering
the costs of a project, and will assist in identifying
potential co-sponsors.
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Information- ARA
participants keep each other informed of their activity,
creating opportunities for collaboration.
Exposure
The ARA encourages the free-flow of
information across organizations. Projects that utilize the ARA
process will be broadcast within the Risk assessment community
via:
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RiskIE- The Risk
Information Exchange is a free internet database that tracks
in-progress risk and toxicity assessments
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ITER- The International
Toxicity Estimates of Risk database lists chronic human
health risk values
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ARA Newsletter/Website-
ARA maintains an up-to-date website with descriptions of
ongoing projects. Newsletter updates are sent regularly to
the risk assessment community
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Mission
The Alliance for Risk Assessment
(ARA) is a collaborative effort of organizations dedicated to
supporting public health protection by improving the process and
efficiency of risk assessment. Given a limited supply of time,
resources, and expertise, public health protection is an effort that
benefits from cooperation, organization, and prioritization. To
this end, the ARA provides a framework for the advancement of
risk assessment by:
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implementing a multi-stakeholder decision-making process to deliver
the best use of science with openness and transparency
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enabling groups with limited resources access to toxicological and
risk assessment expertise
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facilitating the harmonization of risk assessment procedures across
organizational lines
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increasing the capacity for developing risk information by pooling
technical and financial resources to ensure their most effective
applications, by minimizing duplication of effort
- promoting the use of risk
assessment by fostering the exchange and dissemination of
information.
The goal of ARA is to develop
risk assessments where there is a need -- for example where
up-to-date assessments by major governmental agencies on the
topic of interest do not exist or are not near
finalization. This criterion is critical in selection of
suitable projects.
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Support for the ARA
Our initial
canvassing efforts have indicated significant support for the
Alliance for Risk Assessment (ARA). We have discussed the
goals and operations of the Alliance with over 150 individuals
representing academic, environmental, industry, local, state,
provincial, tribal, and national interests. Letters of support,
project requests, and seed funding we have received clearly
demonstrate an interested stakeholder population.
Examples of feedback |
ARA recent
and upcoming presentations
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Symposium at the Society for Risk Analysis, Salt Lake City. December 2010: Beyond Science and Decisions. Chair: Lynne Haber
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Poster at the Society for Risk Analysis, Salt Lake City. December 2010. An interactive web-based approach to risk assessment for resource efficiency and public health protection: State Environmental Agency Risk Collaboration for Harmonization (SEARCH)
Effio D, Kroner O, Maier A, Hayes B, Willis A poster
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Poster at the Society for Risk Analysis,
Baltimore, MD. December 2009.
Independent Expert Peer Workshop
for the Toxicological Assessment and Development of RfDs for Acetanilide Degradates:
A Workshop Using the Alliance For Risk Assessment (ARA)
Collaborative Model.
Gadagbui, B., Maier, A., Parker, A, Dourson, M.,
Willis, A.
poster
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Poster at the Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference.
Cincinnati, OH. April 28, 2009 "Mercury Exposure from
Broken Compact Fluorescent Lamps: A Risk Assessment Using the Alliance for Risk Assessment (ARA)
Collaborative Model"
poster
report
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Poster at the Toxicology
and Risk Assessment Conference. Cincinnati, OH. April 28,
2009 "Collaboration
and Communication of Global Risk Assessment Information"
poster
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Presentation at the Society of Toxicology's Annual
Conference, Baltimore, MD 2009: "Mercury Exposure from
Broken Compact Fluorescent Lamps: A Risk Assessment Using the Alliance for Risk Assessment (ARA)
Collaborative Model"
poster
report
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Presentation at the Society for Risk Analysis 2008,
Boston, MA 2008:
"Programs to Facilitate Exchange of Information Among
States: The State
Hazard Evaluation Lending Program (StateHELP)
poster
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Presentation at the Society for Risk Analysis 2008, Presentation for
SRA 2008 as part of the symposium entitled “A Palette of
Scientific Data: Online Risk Assessment Tools – Part 1" Collaboration
and Communication of Global Risk Assessment Information. poster
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General
informational presentation on
ITER and RiskIE
databases Summer 2008
presentation
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ITER
and RiskIE Poster at the 2nd World Congress on
Risk conference in Guadalajara, Mexico. June 8-11, 2008 poster
presentation
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Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference. Cincinnati, OH.
April 14- 17, 2008
poster
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Presentation at Society of Toxicology's "Risk
Assessment Data Repository: An Inter-Agency Collaboration"
March 18, 2008
presentation
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RiskIE
Poster at the annual Society for Risk Analysis conference in
San Antonio. December 9-12, 2007
abstract
poster
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Presentation
on Role of ARA in Global Information Sharing” at the
Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Performance Annual
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Workshop held in Madison, WI June 20, 2007.
presentation
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Toxicology and Risk
Assessment Conference. Cincinnati, OH. April 22- 25, 2007
poster
presentation
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Crop Life America. March
28, 2007.
presentation
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Regional Meeting of the MultiState Working Group. Nashville, TN. February 5-6, 2007
presentation
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Society for Risk
Analysis Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. December 3-6, 2006
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Crop Life
America.
November 16, 2006.
presentation
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Midwest States Risk
Symposium. Indianapolis, IN. August 22, 2006
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