Environmental health literacy / Symma Finn, Liam R. O'Fallon, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barton Hirst Lippincott Memorial Fund.

Finn, Symma, editor.

O'Fallon, Liam, editor.

ProQuest ebook central.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Intro; Dustjacket Reviews; Introduction: Environmental Health Literacy; Background; Book Chapters; References; Contents; Part I: Foundations of Environmental Health Literacy; Chapter 1: Defining Environmental Health Literacy; Introduction; Background; Theoretical Frameworks; Health Communication; Health Literacy; Health Communication Campaigns; Risk Communication; Participatory Communication; Methods; Research/Engagement Examples; Future Directions; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Measuring Environmental Health Literacy; Conceptualization and Measurement of Literacy Levels; Adult Literacy

Science LiteracyHealth Literacy and Public Health Literacy; Environmental Literacy; Knowledge and Skills That Constitute Environmental Health Literacy; Measuring Environmental Health Literacy; Individual Level EHL; Spanning Individual and Community-Level EHL; Community-Level EHL; Addressing Cultural Context in Measurement of EHL; Promotion of Environmental Health Literacy in Tribal Communities; Implications for Future Measurement of EHL; Future Research Opportunities; References; Chapter 3: Communication Research in the Environmental Health Sciences; Communication Challenges

Theoretical FrameworksProcesses for Designing Effective Messages; Research and Outreach; Future Directions; Conclusion; References; Part II: Raising EHL in the Research Context among Diverse Audiences; Chapter 4: Engaging with Ethnically Diverse Community Groups; Background; Environmental Justice; Theoretical Frameworks; A Community's Ecology and Ecosocial Theory; Self-Efficacy; Popular or Empowerment Education; Methods; Free-Choice Learning and Informal Science Education; Community-Based Participatory Research; Public Participation in Scientific Research; Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Knowledge MediatorsTailored and Linguistically Appropriate Messaging; Data Visualization and Information Design; Technical vs. Cultural Models of Risk Communication; Research Examples; Risk Communication and Breast Cancer - Demographic: African American Women; Knowledge Mediators - Demographic: Urban, Mexican/Mexican American; Knowledge Mediators - Demographic: Urban, Mixed Minority Groups; Body and Soul Project (Knowledge Mediators) - Demographic: Urban, African American; Citizen Science - Demographic: Rural, Predominately White

Promotora Science (Citizen Science and Knowledge Mediators) - Demographic: Urban, Mexican/Mexican AmericanPPSR/Tribal Citizen Science - Demographic: Rural, Mohawk Community; Future Directions for Engaging Ethnically Diverse Community Groups; References; Chapter 5: Advancing Environmental Health Literacy Through Community-Engaged Research and Popular Education; Introduction; Background; EHL and Communities Impacted by Environmental Health Disparities; Lived Experiences with Environmental Hazards and Exposures as a Source of Knowledge; Theoretical Frameworks; Political Economy of Health

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 18, 2018)

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Barton Hirst Lippincott Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9783319941080

3319941089

Publisher Number:

99978475726

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.