Defining Environmental Health Literacy

“Environmental Health Literacy” (EHL) is embraced as important for improving public health by preventing disability and disease from our environment. This study aimed to determine knowledge and skill items identified by Environmental Health (EH) professionals as being associated with EHL and to unde...

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Autores principales:	Marti Lindsey, Shaw-Ree Chen, Richmond Ben, Melissa Manoogian, Jordan Spradlin
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	environmental health literacy knowledge skills risk communication disease prevention Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ddd5826961754bc490896065862eed932021-11-11T16:43:47ZDefining Environmental Health Literacy10.3390/ijerph1821116261660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/ddd5826961754bc490896065862eed932021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11626https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601“Environmental Health Literacy” (EHL) is embraced as important for improving public health by preventing disability and disease from our environment. This study aimed to determine knowledge and skill items identified by Environmental Health (EH) professionals as being associated with EHL and to understand how these items rank by importance. Such a coordinated effort to tease out skills and knowledge needed for EHL had not previously been made. We utilized a mixed-methods approach of semi-structured interviews of 24 EH professionals and a quantitative survey with 275 EH professionals across the United States. Interviews identified 37 skill and 69 knowledge items, which were used to create the survey questions. Survey results indicate 32 knowledge items and six skill items considered essential by >50% of respondents where consensus was reached between professional groups (chi square test: <i>p</i> > 0.05). We further identified six knowledge items, which >70% of EH professionals agreed were essential for EHL. The identification of these knowledge and skill items sets the stage for further research that includes exploring agreement with more diverse stakeholders, developing comprehensive measures of EHL and evaluation of methods and materials designed to improve EHL.Marti LindseyShaw-Ree ChenRichmond BenMelissa ManoogianJordan SpradlinMDPI AGarticleenvironmental healthliteracyknowledgeskillsrisk communicationdisease preventionMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11626, p 11626 (2021)
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spellingShingle	environmental health literacy knowledge skills risk communication disease prevention Medicine R Marti Lindsey Shaw-Ree Chen Richmond Ben Melissa Manoogian Jordan Spradlin Defining Environmental Health Literacy
description	“Environmental Health Literacy” (EHL) is embraced as important for improving public health by preventing disability and disease from our environment. This study aimed to determine knowledge and skill items identified by Environmental Health (EH) professionals as being associated with EHL and to understand how these items rank by importance. Such a coordinated effort to tease out skills and knowledge needed for EHL had not previously been made. We utilized a mixed-methods approach of semi-structured interviews of 24 EH professionals and a quantitative survey with 275 EH professionals across the United States. Interviews identified 37 skill and 69 knowledge items, which were used to create the survey questions. Survey results indicate 32 knowledge items and six skill items considered essential by >50% of respondents where consensus was reached between professional groups (chi square test: <i>p</i> > 0.05). We further identified six knowledge items, which >70% of EH professionals agreed were essential for EHL. The identification of these knowledge and skill items sets the stage for further research that includes exploring agreement with more diverse stakeholders, developing comprehensive measures of EHL and evaluation of methods and materials designed to improve EHL.
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title	Defining Environmental Health Literacy
title_short	Defining Environmental Health Literacy
title_full	Defining Environmental Health Literacy
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Defining Environmental Health Literacy

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