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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Community Perceptions of Arsenic Contaminated Drinking Water and Preferences for Risk Communication in California's San Joaquin Valley.

Hollynd Boyden, Mayela Gillan, Javier Molina, Ashok Gadgil, Winston Tseng

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Hollynd BoydenHealth Research for Action, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9090-3278
Mayela GillanHealth Research for Action, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Javier MolinaHealth Research for Action, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Ashok GadgilDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0357-9455
Winston TsengHealth Research for Action, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4912-6881

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to chronic exposure to elevated levels of arsenic in drinking water, thousands of Californians have increased risk for internal cancers and other adverse health effects. The mortality risk of cancer is 1 in 400 people exposed to above 10 μg/L of arsenic in their drinking water. The purpose of this community assessment was to understand the perceptions and awareness of the residents and public water representatives in rural, unincorporated farming communities of color in San Joaquin Valley, California. In our research, we asked 27 community informants about their (1) available water sources, (2) knowledge about the health impacts of arsenic, and (3) preferences for risk communication and education regarding the health impacts of arsenic-contaminated drinking water. Through our qualitative coding and analysis, we found that most community informants indicated that there was limited community awareness about the health effects of drinking water with elevated arsenic levels. Preferences for risk communication included using in-language, culturally relevant, and health literate health promotion strategies and teaching these topics through the local K-8 schools' science curriculum with a language brokerage approach to transfer student knowledge to family members. Key recommendations include implementing these communication preferences to increase community-wide knowledge about safe drinking water.

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ArsenicDrinking WaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalCaliforniaCommunicationEnvironmental ExposureHumansArsenicDrinking WaterWater Pollutants, Chemicalarseniccommunity educationcommunity engagementdrinking waterrisk communicationrural community

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PMID36613135
PMCPMC9819508

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