Environmental health promotion at a National Science Festival: An experiential-education based approach. Issue 2 (2nd April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Duxbury, Theodore; Bradshaw, Karen; Khamanga, Sandile; Tandlich, Roman; Srinivas, Sunitha
• Is Part Of: Applied environmental education and communication. Volume 19:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 155
• Page End: 170
• Publication Date: 2020-04-02
• Subjects: Environmental education -- Periodicals; 363.70071
• DOI: 10.1080/1533015X.2019.1567406
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1533-015X

Abstract

Abstract: To increase individual and communal environmental health awareness through an experiential-education project. A computer-based pre- and postintervention quiz; an educational poster; an interactive board game; and a take-home information leaflet were utilized for a school learners-centered health promotion exhibit at a National Science Festival in Grahamstown, South Africa. Out of all the participants, 55.7% were female, and 76.5% attended or had attended a government school. Participants showed significant improvement in their pre- and posteducational intervention. The exhibit was effective in educating participants on environmental health, natural resources, and the impact environmental pollution has on their quality of life.