ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Risk Communication and Factors Influencing Private Well Testing Behavior: A Systematic Scoping Review.
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- Private Well Testing in Peri-Urban African-American Communities Lacking Access to Regulated Municipal Drinking Water: A Mental Models Approach to Risk Communication.Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis · 2022Trial
- Use of a capillary blood collection device to monitor exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Veterans living in proximity to potential sources of environmental contamination.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Article
- Evaluating the effectiveness of community-informed resource dissemination at increasing knowledge and testing rates among private well water owners in a statewide population.Journal of environmental management · 2025Article
- The private well water climate impact index: Characterization of community-level climate-related hazards and vulnerability in the continental United States.The Science of the total environment · 2024Article
- An overview of the Be Well Home Health Navigator Program to reduce contaminants in well water: Design and methods.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
- Effect of Community Water Service on Lead in Drinking Water in an Environmental Justice Community.Environmental science & technology · 2024Article
- Early life lead exposure from private well water increases juvenile delinquency risk among US teens.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Article
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- Technical assistance in the field of risk communication.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2021Article
- Exploring Well Water Testing Behaviour Through the Health Belief Model.Environmental health insights · 2020Article
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Abstract
Unregulated private wells may be at risk for certain types of contamination associated with adverse health effects. Well water testing is a primary method to identify such risks, although testing rates are generally low. Risk communication is used as an intervention to promote private well testing behavior; however, little is known about whether these efforts are effective as well as the mechanisms that influence effectiveness. A systematic scoping review was conducted to evaluate the current evidence base for risk communication effectiveness and factors that influence well testing behavior. The review was conducted with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) framework. Data were synthesized using a health behavior model (Health Belief Model) to identify areas amenable to intervention and factors to consider when designing risk communication interventions. We identified a significant shortage of studies examining the effectiveness of risk communication interventions targeted to well testing behavior, with only two quasi-experimental studies identified. The review also identified seventeen studies that examined or described factors relating to well testing behavior. The two empirical studies suggest risk communication methods can be successful in motivating private well owners to test their water, while the remaining studies present considerations for developing effective, community-specific content.
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