Personalized environmental risk communication and cancer screening intent among rural private well users.

Victoria Clower, Andrew Hansen, Jeff Jones, Asli Aslan

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Article in Preventive medicine reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Victoria ClowerInstitute for Water and Health, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA 31419, USA.

Andrew HansenDepartment of Health Policy and Community Health, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460, USA.

Jeff JonesDepartment of Health Policy and Community Health, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460, USA.

Asli AslanInstitute for Water and Health, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA 31419, USA.

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Abstract

Objective: Private well contamination poses underappreciated cancer risks in rural communities where screening rates remain low. We examined whether personalized well water testing and environmental health education framed by the Champion Health Belief Model (CHBM), influence cancer screening intent among rural private well owners in southeast Georgia. Methods: Between July and October 2025, a 14-week study enrolled 100 private well owners assigned to an education-plus-testing group ( Results: Overall, 68% of wells contained at least one contaminant, with radon exceeding 300 pCi/L in 56% of samples. Cancer screening intent rose 32% in the education-plus-testing group and 36% in the testing-only group. Understanding personalized well results was the strongest predictor of screening intent (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) = 4.75, Conclusions: Personalized environmental exposure information may serve as a social-determinants-informed cue to action, bridging environmental risk communication and cancer prevention in underserved rural communities.

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Cancer screeningEnvironmental risk communicationHealth belief modelPrivate wellsRural healthSocial determinants of health

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PMID42733682

DOI10.1016/j.pmedr.2026.103620

PMCPMC13571420

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