Environmental health literacy. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Symma Finn, Liam R. O'Fallon, editors.
• Editors: Finn, Symma; O'Fallon, Liam
• 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
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 613.1; Environment; Environmental health; HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living; HEALTH & FITNESS / Holism; HEALTH & FITNESS / Reference; MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine; Education -- General; Medical -- Public Health; Medical -- General; Science -- Study & Teaching; Social Science -- Media Studies; Education; Public health & preventive medicine; Medical equipment & techniques; Teaching of a specific subject; Media studies; Environmental Medicine; Environmental education; Medical records_xData processing; Science_xStudy and teaching; Communication; Environmental sciences; Environmental medicine; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319941080; 3319941089
• Related ISBNs: 9783319941073
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 18, 2018)
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