Public Health Messaging for Wildfire Smoke: Cast a Wide Net.

ABSTRACT: Wildfire smoke events are increasing in British Columbia (BC), Canada and environmental and public health agencies are responsible for communicating the health-related risks and mitigation strategies. To evaluate and identify opportunities for improving public communications about wildfire smoke and associated health risks we collaborated with end-users and developed a 32-question online survey. The survey was deployed province-wide from 29 September to 31 December 2020 following a severe wildfire smoke episode, which impacted large parts of BC. Using a convenience sample, we disseminated the survey through email lists, radio advertisements, a provincial research platform, and snowball methods. There were 757 respondents, who were generally representative of provincial demographics. Respon

SUBMITTER: Shellington EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9132092 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature