142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Healthy Indoor Air Communication: Planned and Less Planned Approaches

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Scott Damon, MAIA , CDC Air Pollution & Respiratory Health Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Atlanta, GA
Preventing home-based carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and responding to formaldehyde concerns in FEMA-supplied housing are both indoor air healthy home concerns, but CDC has addressed these situations using different responses. CDC’s response to CO poisoning is based on years of epidemiologic research and field investigations, qualitative and quantitative audience research, message testing, and individual states’ experiences. CDC’s response to air quality issues in FEMA supplied housing did not have the benefit of topic-specific background input but was nevertheless based on sound communication practice and general indoor air quality knowledge. This presentation will explore how these differences influenced the communication responses and offer lessons learned for similar responses in both scenarios.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related education

Learning Objectives:
Describe communication strategies for creating healthy home environments. Compare and contrast communication strategies used in rapid response and planned scenarios.

Keyword(s): Community Health Programs, Health Promotion and Education

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified because I am an expert in this field.
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.