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Open the door whenever opportunity knocks.

Mallery H Downs1, Alexis Kaminsky, Johnnye Lewis

  • 1New Mexico Center for Environmental Health Sciences, CEHP, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA. mdowns@salud.unm.edu

Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.)
|September 12, 2006
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Responding flexibly to community-identified environmental health needs, rather than rigid plans, effectively engages healthcare providers and community members. This approach fosters creative strategies for environmental health outreach and education.

Area of Science:

  • Environmental Health Sciences
  • Community Health
  • Public Health Outreach

Background:

  • The Community Environmental Health Program/Community Outreach and Education Program (CEHP/COEP) in New Mexico observed limitations in traditional, structured outreach plans.
  • Local communities presented unique environmental and occupational exposure challenges, particularly near National Laboratories.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the effectiveness of responding to emergent community opportunities over rigid action plans.
  • To share strategies for environmental health outreach and education based on real-world community engagement.

Main Methods:

  • The CEHP/COEP responded to three key opportunities: informing healthcare providers about environmental exposures near National Laboratories, providing environmental health resources to local networks, and establishing community projects within a College of Nursing.

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  • The program documented responses, observations, and lessons learned from these initiatives.

    • Main Results:

    • Responding to community-identified needs proved more effective than pre-defined strategies for engaging diverse stakeholders, including healthcare providers, lay health workers, and community members.
    • Flexibility and creativity in adapting to opportunities were crucial for successful environmental health initiatives.

    Conclusions:

    • An adaptive, opportunity-driven approach enhances the impact of community environmental health programs.
    • Rigid adherence to plans can lead to missed opportunities for valuable and productive engagement in environmental health.