Quality assessment of online wildfire infographics in the United States
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Wildfire infographics are valuable risk communication tools, but most online content focuses on facts, not prevention. Future efforts should create targeted prevention infographics for high-risk populations.
Area Of Science
- Environmental Science
- Risk Communication
- Public Health
Background
- Global and regional wildfires are increasing in frequency.
- Wildfire infographics are potential tools for communicating risks.
- Effective risk communication is crucial for public safety during wildfire events.
Purpose Of The Study
- To evaluate the quality and characteristics of online wildfire infographics in the US.
- To identify common themes and assess the design elements of wildfire infographics.
- To determine if infographics are tailored to specific high-risk populations.
Main Methods
- A cross-sectional study evaluating 78 US-based wildfire infographics found via Google searches.
- An evaluation tool assessed infographics on headings, content, font size, visuals, color, and design (1-5 scale).
- Data analysis was performed using Jamovi statistical software.
Main Results
- Most infographics (46.15%) were fact-based, with few addressing prevention (6.41%).
- 46 infographics were high quality, 23 medium, and 9 low quality. Governmental sources produced 60.26% of infographics, with 65.96% being high quality.
- High-quality infographics were often text-light (65.21%) and icon-based (65%). No infographics were customized for high-risk populations.
Conclusions
- Online wildfire infographics predominantly focus on factual information rather than prevention strategies.
- There is a need to develop and disseminate wildfire prevention infographics, particularly those tailored for high-risk populations.
- Further research should investigate the effectiveness of these communication tools in mitigating wildfire risks.
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