Communicating with the public about environmental health risks: A community-engaged approach to dialogue about metal speciation and toxicity

Environment International

Volumn 74, Issue , 2015, Pages 9-12

  Friedman, Daniela B ^a,b,c   Toumey, Christopher ^d   Porter, Dwayne E ^b,e   Hong, Jie ^b,d   Scott, Geoffrey I ^b   Lead, Jamie R ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b and Behavior ^*  (United States)

^c South Carolina Statewide Cancer Prevention and Control Program   (United States)

^d Center for Environmental NanoScience and Risk   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community engagement; Environmental health sciences; Health communication; Metal speciation and toxicity; Public understanding of science

Indexed keywords

METAL; POLLUTANT;

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TOXICITY; POLLUTANT; RISK;

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; METALS; RISK;

EID: 84908179470     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.09.015     Document Type: Article

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