[Health_Education_Promotion] Fwd: FW: PEPH Webinar: Environmental Health Literacy - The Evolution of a New Field

[Alissa Leavitt]

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From: Alissa Leavitt <alissa.leavitt at pcc.edu>
Date: Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 8:55 AM
Subject: Fwd: FW: PEPH Webinar: Environmental Health Literacy - The
Evolution of a New Field
To: Alissa Leavitt <aleavitt.opha at gmail.com>




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From: York Emily A <emily.a.york at state.or.us>
Date: Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 8:31 AM
Subject: FW: PEPH Webinar: Environmental Health Literacy - The Evolution of
a New Field
To:


 Hi Friends,



Thought you might be interested in this upcoming webinar.



Of course, feel free to share with colleagues and partners!



*Emily **Y**ork*

*  Emily A. York, MPH*

*  Oregon Climate & Health Program Coordinator*

*  971-673-0973 <971-673-0973>*

*www.healthoregon.org/climatechange
<http://www.healthoregon.org/climatechange>*





From: Partnerships for Environmental Public Health [mailto:PEPH at LIST.NIH.GOV
<PEPH at LIST.NIH.GOV>] On Behalf Of O'Fallon, Liam (NIH/NIEHS) [E]
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 4:40 PM
To: PEPH at LIST.NIH.GOV
Subject: PEPH Webinar: Environmental Health Literacy - The Evolution of a
New Field

PEPH Colleagues,

What do everyday people need to know to be aware of how the environment
affects their health? How does research in other fields inform EHL? Please
register and mark your calendars (see attached flyer) for this webinar that
covers new and exciting territory -- and share this announcement with your
colleagues and partners.

Environmental Health Literacy: The Evolution of a New Field

Date: June 24, 2014
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT
Please register at: http://bit.ly/PEPH_EHL
(Registration required)

Description: Environmental health literacy (EHL) is an emerging and
evolving concept that bridges shared theories from the fields of risk
communication, environmental health science, behavioral science,
evaluation, communications, public health, and the social sciences. The
process of becoming environmentally health literate entails raising
scientific literacy, environmental literacy, and numeracy among the general
public while increasing awareness of specific exposures and their potential
health effects.


In this webinar, we will hear from two recognized experts who will set the
context for EHL by highlighting the relationship between health literacy
and improved health outcomes, as well as how other fields contribute to EHL
research. They will offer lessons learned and recommendations that could be
applied to the evolving field of EHL.

The webinar will include two presentations:

"Health Literacy Definitions, Disparities, and Health Outcomes: Lessons for
Environmental Health"
Michael Paasche-Orlow, M.D., Boston University

"Connecting Disciplines to Inform and Develop the Emerging Field of
Environmental Health Literacy"
Anna Hoover, Ph.D., University of Kentucky

We look forward to your participation!



-- 
Alissa Leavitt, MPH, MCHES
Program Director
Lactation Education and Consultant Program
Portland Community College (PCC)
lactation at pcc.edu
www.pcc.edu/programs/lactation

Faculty- Health Studies
Portland Community College (PCC)
Rock Creek Campus
17705 Northwest Springville Road
Portland, OR 97229
971-722-7767
alissa.leavitt at pcc.edu
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