了解环境健康问题,以告知中西部中部地区的社区参与
Madeline A McCabe1, Jacqueline Curnick2, Tabitha Kuehn2
1Johnson County, Iowa.
Research square
|October 3, 2025
概括
爱荷华州,内布拉斯加州,堪萨斯州和密苏里州的居民担心水和空气质量,气候变化和化学污染物. 他们寻求政策改进和更好地获得医疗服务,以获得环境健康解决方案.
科学领域:
- 环境健康科学 环境健康科学
- 基于社区的参与式研究
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 环境健康差异存在于中西部中部地区.
- 对于有效的环境健康战略,社区的贡献至关重要.
- 了解公众的看法是解决环境健康问题的关键.
研究的目的:
- 评估爱荷华州,内布拉斯加州,堪萨斯州和密苏里州的环境健康需求和关切.
- 确定社区认定的解决方案和脆弱人群.
- 为未来的社区参与倡议提供信息.
主要方法:
- 采用混合方法方法,结合在线调查和重点小组.
- 从400多名参与者中收集了定量和质量数据.
- 通过焦点小组讨论,吸引了关键的利益群体.
主要成果:
- 水质,室外空气质量,气候变化,化学污染物和自然灾害是人们最关心的问题.
- 参与者强调了改善政策,医疗保健准入和财政资源的必要性.
- 焦点小组揭示了对住房,社会资本和可靠信息来源的担忧.
结论:
- 环境健康问题需要采用整体方法.
- 农村社区对政策干预感兴趣.
- 临床医生可以在环境健康参与中发挥作用.
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