Empowering community health professionals for effective air pollution information communication.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Air pollution remains a significant public health risk, particularly in urban areas. Effective communication strategies remain integral to overall protection by encouraging the adoption of personal air pollution exposure reduction behaviours. This study aims to explore how community health professionals can be empowered to communicate air pollution information and advice to the wider community, to encourage the uptake of desired behaviours in the population.

Methods

The study adopted a qualitative methodology, where four homogenous Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were held with a range of community health professionals, including Health Care Professionals, Community Health and Wellbeing Workers (CHWWs) and Social Prescribing Link Workers (SPLW). A classical content

SUBMITTER: Tan T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10734129 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature