Mónica D. Ramírez?Andreotta|Nathan Lothrop|Sarah T. Wilkinson|Robert A. Root|Janick F. Artiola|Walter T. Klimecki|Miranda Loh
Analyzing patterns of community interest at a legacy mining waste site to assess and inform environmental health literacy efforts
University of Arizona|University of Arizona|University of Arizona|University of Arizona|University of Arizona|University of Arizona|University of Arizona
understanding communitys concerns informational needs crucial conducting improving environmental health research literacy initiatives hypothesized analysis community inquiries time legacy mining site would effective method assessing environmental health literacy efforts determining whether community concerns thoroughly addressed qualitative analysis determined community concerns time listed superfund site analyzed community concerns changed starting point subsequent years whether 1 communication materials produced us environmental protection agency media aligned community concerns 2 changes demonstrated progression communitys understanding resulting community involvement engaged research efforts observed superfund site first listed community members concerned usepa management remediation sitespecific issues health effects environmental monitoring efforts related airdust water next 5 years community inquiries shifted significantly include exposure assessment reduction methods issues unrelated site particularly local public water supply home water treatment systems documentation community inquiries time contaminated sites novel method assess environmental health literacy efforts determine whether community concerns thoroughly addressed