Communicating Information About Environmental Health Risk: Perspectives from Environmental Civil Society Organizations

Author(s):  
Shelagh K. Genuis

We examine the role of Canadian non-profit and nongovernmentalenvironmental groups in publicdiscourse about environmental health risk.Organization representatives were interviewed;implications for risk communication areconsidered. Findings suggest: organizationscontribute to the information worlds of citizens;benefit may be realized from fostering dialogue andpartnership with these organizations.environnementaux sans but lucratif et les organismesnon gouvernementaux du Canada dans le discourspublic sur les risques de santé dus à l’environnement.Des représentants des organisations ont étéinterrogés; les implications pour la communicationdes risques ont été prises en compte. Les résultatsindiquent que ces organisations contribuent auxmondes informationnels des citoyens, et qu’il y aavantage à favoriser le dialogue et les partenariatsavec ces organisations.

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhitinut Ratnapradipa ◽  
Thomas D. Getz ◽  
Christina Zarcadoolas ◽  
Anthony D. Panzara ◽  
Valerie Esposito ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Wulandari Wulandari ◽  
Fx.Ady Soesetyo ◽  
Ancah Caesarina Novi M

In Indonesia the problem of sanitation is the problem of socio-cultural challenges. This also affected Bondowoso District which was in the first position of 38 Regencies or cities in East Java. So that the aim of the researcher is to describe and analyze the encouraging factors mainly focused on the role  of health workers and the sanitation policy system. This study used a cross sectional design. The research location in Bondowoso Regency in November 2018. The population is 430 respondents spread across 7 sub districts. The result this study are the role of health workers with a significance value of 0,030 smaller than α. The sanitation policy system has significance value of 0,045 smaller than α. So, the conclution is the role of health workers and the sanitation policy system has to do with the behavior of using lavatory. Keyword: reinforcing factor, sanitation, role of health workers, the sanitation policy system.


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