141st APHA Annual Meeting

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Hydraulic fracturing in eastern Ohio and community relevant information sources

Monday, November 4, 2013 : 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Erin Haynes, DrPH, MS , Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Hydraulic fracturing is rapidly developing in eastern Ohio. Dr. Haynes will share the status of hydraulic fracturing in this rural Appalachian region. Dr. Haynes will also summarize the findings of the NIEHS study with respect to identifying the current sources and credibility of information and how various communities think information should be communicated. Dr. Haynes will also share our team's educational strategy for hydraulic fracturing health risk communication based on our study findings.

Learning Areas:
Environmental health sciences
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs

Learning Objectives:
Describe the status of hydraulic fracturing in eastern Ohio. Discuss the differences in credible information sources by various community members. Describe how community members think information about hydraulic fracturing should be communicated.

Keywords: Community Outreach, Community Education

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been the principal or co-principal investigator of multiple federally funded grants focusing on environmental exposure and human health.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.