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A Fish Consumption Study of Anglers in an At‐Risk Community: A Community‐Based Participatory Approach to Risk Reduction
Author(s) -
Derrick Corliss G.,
Miller Jacqueline S. A.,
Andrews Jeannette M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00711.x
Subject(s) - environmental health , subsistence agriculture , public health , medicine , community based participatory research , intervention (counseling) , population , gerontology , psychology , geography , nursing , participatory action research , sociology , archaeology , anthropology , agriculture
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of a community‐partnered risk communication intervention tailored for subsistence anglers in a public housing community. Design and sample: A one group, pretest, posttest design was used to test the effectiveness of the intervention in a sample ( n =23, age range 18–75 years, 100% African American) of subsistence anglers residing in a public housing community in close proximity to a Superfund clean‐up site. Face‐to‐face surveys were conducted at baseline and 3 months post the intervention to assess changes in knowledge and behaviors. Intervention: A socioculturally appropriate risk communication intervention was developed, implemented, and evaluated in the targeted community. The risk communication included an interactive power point presentation, visual demonstration by a role model, and distribution of low literacy written materials, followed by a booster mailing of materials 1 month past the initial intervention. Evaluation measures included survey instruments on knowledge and self‐reported fishing behaviors. Results: Participants showed improved knowledge and behavior change related to trimming fish, consumption by pregnant women and children, and consumption of large fish. Conclusions: The sociocultured tailored risk communication intervention demonstrated promising outcomes in this community and should be evaluated in a larger population of subsistence anglers.