ArticleBMC public health2018
Communicating environmental exposure results and health information in a community-based participatory research study.
Article in BMC public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07461857 (Minority-focused Environmental Health Education and Tracking), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Minority-focused Environmental Health Education and Tracking (MEET) Pilot Study
Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Moving Forward with Reporting Back Individual Environmental Health Research Results.Environmental health perspectives · 2023Article
- Integrating participant feedback and concerns to improve community and individual level chemical exposure assessment reports.BMC public health · 2023Article
- How Do African-American Community Members' Perceptions About Environmental Risks of Breast Cancer Compare with the Current State of the Science?Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2021Article
- MCR: Open-Source Software to Automate Compilation of Health Study Report-Back.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- "Talk About Cancer and Build Healthy Communities": How Visuals Are Starting the Conversation About Breast Cancer Within African-American Communities.International quarterly of community health education · 2021Article
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- Reporting Results of a Community-Based In-Home Exposure Monitoring Study: Developing Methods and Materials.Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action · 2021Article
- Identifying Issues and Priorities in Reporting Back Environmental Health Data.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Shifting from "Community-Placed" to "Community-Based" Research to Advance Health Equity: A Case Study of the Heatwaves, Housing, and Health: Increasing Climate Resiliency in Detroit (HHH) Partnership.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Results Communication in Breast Milk Biomonitoring Studies: A Scoping Review and Stakeholder Consultation.Health and human rights · 2019Article
- A Case Study Describing a Community-Engaged Approach for Evaluating Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure in a Native American Community.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundCommunicating results to participants is a fundamental component of community-based participatory research (CBPR). However, in environmental exposure studies this is not always practiced, partly due to ethical concerns of communicating results that have unknown clinical significance.
methodsGrowing Up Healthy was a community-based participatory research study that sought to understand the relationship between environmental exposures to phthalates and early puberty in young girls. After in-depth consultation with a Community Advisory Board, study investigators provided group summary results of phthalate exposures and related health information to the parents of study participants. Parents' comprehension and knowledge of the health information provided was then assessed through questionnaires.
resultsAfter receiving the information from the research team, responders were able to correctly answer comprehension questions about phthalate exposures in their community, were able to identify ways to reduce exposure to phthalates, and indicated plans to do so. Questionnaires revealed that parents wanted more information on phthalates, and that children's environmental health was an important concern.
conclusionsWe conclude that effective communication of exposure results of unknown clinical significance to participants in environmental health studies can be achieved by providing group summary results and actionable health information. Results suggest that there was an improvement in knowledge of environmental health and in risk reduction behaviors in our study population.
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