Improving the Health and Environmental Health Literacy of Professionals: Evaluating the Effect of a Virtual Intervention on Phthalate Environmental Health Literacy.

ABSTRACT: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists provided updated guidance in 2021, recommending that reproductive health professionals should include discussion of environmental exposures with their patients. However, environmental health is seldom included in medical training, with endocrine-disrupting chemicals, such as phthalates-linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes-being among the least discussed. We developed a one-hour virtual educational intervention to train reproductive health professionals on the routes of phthalate exposure, potential associated health impacts, and suggestions on how to discuss exposure reduction with patients. The intervention was designed to include perspectives from patients, scientists, and clinicians. Using a pre/post/post design, we evaluated the i

SUBMITTER: Tomsho KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11675889 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature