Promoting Health Literacy With Empathetic and Inclusive Communication

The National Environmental Health Association strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in the profession. In pursuit of these goals, we feature this column on environmental health services from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in every issue of the Journal. In these columns, authors from CDC's Water, Food, and Environmental Health Services Branch, as well as guest authors, will share tools, resources, and guidance for environmental health practitioners. The conclusions in these columns are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of CDC. Traci Augustosky leads a team of writer-editors at the National Center for Environmental Health within CDC. Kathleen Walker is a senior content strategist who creates plain language health content that educates and inspires behavior change. Dr. Allison Chatham is a health communications specialist at the National Center for Environmental Health within CDC. Don Meadows is a technical writer-editor for the CDC Office of Communication. Yvanna Marlin-Guanga is a project manager who leads CommunicateHealth teams in creating inclusive products that educate, inform, and empower various audiences.