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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
4121.0: Tuesday, November 12, 2002: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| This session will focus on the discussion of challenges encountered when presenting epidemiologic methods and research results utilized in the assessment of potential environmental exposures and related health outcomes. The first presentation will discuss the various audiences and groups of concerned individuals interested in these methods and results, the actions they may have taken to have their concerns addressed, their expectations of agencies investigating the potential environmental exposures, how they are involved or wish to be involved in the process, and what they expect the results to show. The second, third, and fourth presentations will describe case studies where investigations have been conducted or are presently being conducted to address potential environmental exposures and the process that involved community members and other interested participants. These presentations will focus on how the community members and other interested individuals were defined, the different methods employed to include them in the investigative process, and the strengths and limitations of these approaches. Two of these presentations will discuss how the results of the investigations were received once the investigations were completed. The last presentation will summarize strategies that have been effective in involving community members in the research process, as well as ways to present study results in an informative manner. This presentation will also discuss other strategies that have not worked as well. Discussion with session attendees will be encouraged so that they may share their ideas about how to improve upon present strategies with the group, and perhaps, help develop new strategies for presenting technical results to communities in an understandable manner. | |||
| Learning Objectives: (1) Discuss challenges encountered when presenting epidemiologic methods and research results utilized in the assessment of potential environmental exposures and related health outcomes; (2) discuss strategies that do not work as well; (3) share ideas about how to improve upon present strategies; and (4) develop new strategies for presenting technical results to communities in an understandable manner. | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Robin Lee, MPH Kevin Delaney, MPH | |||
| Dhelia Maria Williamson, MS | |||
| Community as the Intended Audience: Their Concerns, Needs and Expectations Charlie Atherton | |||
| Case study I: The Calcasieu experience M. Deborah Millette, MPH | |||
| Case study II: The Memphis Depot experience Dhelia Maria Williamson, MS | |||
| Case study III: The El Paso experience Judy Henry, MS | |||
| Why environmental risk communication doesn't work, and how to make it work Steve Wing, PhD | |||
| Organized by: | Environment | ||
| Endorsed by: | Epidemiology; Public Health Education and Health Promotion | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Environmental Health, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | ||