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Evaluating environmental change strategies: challenges and solutions.

Kristianna G Pettibone¹, Karen B Friend, Jessica E Nargiso

¹National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 530 Davis Dr., Morrisville, NC 27650, USA. pettibonekg@niehs.nih.gov

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Environmental change strategies (ECS) are defined, with challenges in their evaluation and methods to address them. This special issue showcases diverse approaches for implementing and evaluating ECS across public health issues.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Health Policy
Behavioral Science

Background:

Environmental change strategies (ECS) are crucial for public health interventions.
Evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of ECS presents significant challenges.
Existing research needs robust methods for assessing ECS impact.

Discussion:

This special issue explores novel methods for understanding ECS implementation.
It proposes new frameworks for evaluating the success of ECS.
The articles cover diverse public health areas like substance abuse, tobacco control, HIV, and obesity prevention.

Key Insights:

New methodologies are presented to assess how ECS are put into practice.
The collection offers practical examples from researchers and practitioners.
It highlights the need for rigorous evaluation to build an evidence base.

Outlook:

Future research should focus on refining ECS implementation and evaluation techniques.
Enhanced understanding of ECS will improve public health outcomes.
This work aims to stimulate critical analysis and further investigation into effective ECS.