Appalachian Environmental Health Literacy: Building Knowledge and Skills to Protect Health

Environmental health literacy (EHL) is an emerging, multidisciplinary field that promotes understanding of how environmental exposures can affect human health. After discussing the regional relevance of environmental health knowledge and skills, this article describes three ongoing Appalachian proje...

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Published in:Journal of Appalachian health 2020, Vol.2 (1), p.47-53
Main Authors: Hoover, Anna G, Koempel, Annie, Christian, W. Jay, Tumlin, Kimberly I, Pennell, Kelly G, Evans, Steven, McAlister, Malissa, Ormsbee, Lindell E, Brewer, Dawn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Disease prevention
Environmental health
Health education
Health literacy
Human exposure
Notes from the Field
Rural areas
Rural health care
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Summary:Environmental health literacy (EHL) is an emerging, multidisciplinary field that promotes understanding of how environmental exposures can affect human health. After discussing the regional relevance of environmental health knowledge and skills, this article describes three ongoing Appalachian projects that are focused on measuring and building EHL.
ISSN:2641-7804
DOI:10.13023/jah.0201.06