Carolyn F. Wong|Hsin-Ching Wu|Ekaterina Galkina Cleary|Allison P. Patton|Alan Xie|Georges Grinstein|Susan Koch?Weser|Doug Brugge
Visualizing Air Pollution: Communication of Environmental Health Information in a Chinese Immigrant Community
University of Massachusetts Boston|University of Massachusetts Boston|Bentley University|Health Effects Institute|University of Massachusetts Boston|University of Massachusetts Amherst|Tufts University|Tufts University|Tisch Hospital
study developed evaluated visual approach promoting environmental health literacy highway pollution interactive map chinatown traffic pollution centerpiece communication approach designed make complex scientific information trafficrelated air pollution comprehensible chinese immigrants limited english proficiency map enabled visualization spatial distribution ultrafine particles less 100 nanometers diameter toxic invisible form air pollution boston chinatown universitycommunity partnership enabled design intergenerational training sessions aimed toward empowering community members take healthpromoting actions reduce exposure ultrafine particulate pollution mixed methods approach taken evaluation nine high school youth learned use map tutored adults recruited english second language esl classes community workshop seventythree adults completed prepost survey measuring change three domains pollution knowledge attitudes toward environmental issues selfefficacy using maps adult participants demonstrated statistically significant improvements three domains wilcoxon signedrank test p 001 seventeen adults nine youth participated interviews interview participants reported adjusting daily routines reduce exposure pollution