Environmental Health Literacy

Environmental Health Literacy edited by Symma Finn, Liam R. O'Fallon.

This book explores various and distinct aspects of environmental health literacy (EHL) from the perspective of investigators working in this emerging field and their community partners in research. Chapters aim to distinguish EHL from health literacy and environmental health education in order to cl...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Finn, Symma (Editor), O'Fallon, Liam R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Environmental health.
Environmental education.
Public health.
Health informatics.
Science education.
Communication.
Environmental sciences.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Section I: Foundations of Environmental Health Literacy
  • Defining Environmental Health Literacy
  • Measuring Environmental Health Literacy
  • Communications Research in the Environmental Health Sciences
  • Section II: Raising EHL in the Research Context among Diverse Audiences
  • Engaging with Ethnically Diverse Community Groups
  • Advancing Environmental Health Literacy through Community-Engaged Research and Popular Education
  • Returning Chemical Exposure Results to Individuals and Communities
  • Strengthening Environmental Health Literacy through Precollege STEM and Environmental Health Education
  • Health Professionals’ Environmental Health Literacy
  • Section III: Types of Communication Styles and their Effectiveness at Raising EHL
  • Use of Traditional and Culturally Appropriate Modalities
  • Blogs, Twitter and Facebook: New Modalities for Raising EHL
  • Using Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed in a Community-based Participatory Research Approach to Environmental Health Literacy
  • Tactile Approaches to Help Learners Visualize Key Processes in Environmental Health Sciences
  • Conclusion
  • Index.

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