ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Knowledge and Beliefs Associated with Environmental Health Literacy: A Case Study Focused on Toxic Metals Contamination of Well Water.
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- [Environmental risks and health literacy: a systematic review].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2024Pooled it
- Measuring Environmental Health Literacy - A Systematic Review of Represented Dimensions and Psychometric Characteristics of Evaluated Instruments in an Emerging Field.Environmental health insights · 2026Review
- Development and validation of the Environmental Health Literacy Index: a new tool to assess the environmental health literacy among university students.European journal of public health · 2024Article
- Health Literacy and Environmental Risks Focusing Air Pollution: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study in Germany.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Invited Perspective: Making the Implicit Explicit-Connecting Environmental Health Literacy and Exposure Report-Back.Environmental health perspectives · 2023Article
- Communicating Results of Drinking Water Tests From Private Wells: Designing Report-Back Materials to Facilitate Understanding.Journal of environmental health · 2023Article
- Environmental Health Knowledge Does Not Necessarily Translate to Action in Youth.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Factors that Influence Environmental Health Literacy from Returning Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure Results.International public health journal · 2023Article
- Environmental Health Literacy as Knowing, Feeling, and Believing: Analyzing Linkages between Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status and Willingness to Engage in Protective Behaviors against Health Threats.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Developing a Short Assessment of Environmental Health Literacy (SA-EHL).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Defining Environmental Health Literacy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Understanding health literacy within the nexus of environmental, planetary, and one health: Mapping the evidence via bibliometric content analysis.The journal of climate change and healthReview
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Abstract
Environmental health literacy (EHL) is developing as a framework that can inform educational interventions designed to facilitate individual and collective action to protect health, yet EHL measurement poses several challenges. While some studies have measured environmental health knowledge resulting from interventions, few have incorporated skills and self-efficacy. In this study, a process-focused EHL instrument was developed, using the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) health literacy instrument as a model and tailoring it for the context of private well contamination with toxic metals. Forty-seven (47) participants, including undergraduate students and residents of communities with contaminated well water, piloted a prototype EHL instrument alongside NVS. Results suggested a moderate degree of correlation between NVS and the EHL prototype, and significant differences in scores were observed between students and residents. Responses to a self-efficacy survey, tailored for drinking water contaminated with arsenic, revealed significant differences between students and residents on items related to cost and distance. In response to open-ended questions, participants identified a range of potential environmental contaminants in drinking water and deemed varied information sources as reliable. This study highlights differences in knowledge and self-efficacy among students and residents and raises questions about the adequacy of EHL assessments that mimic formal education approaches.
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