Emmett Edward Anthony, Zhang Hong, Shofer Frances Susan, Rodway Nancy, Desai Chintan, Freeman David, Hufford Mary
Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
J Occup Environ Med. 2009 Feb;51(2):146-56. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181965d9b.
Effectively communicate results from a community exposure study to meet predetermined community priorities, maintaining ethical principles of autonomy, empowerment and justice.
The community established principles for the communications and a plan to inform study participants, community and other stakeholders of results and recommendations in a novel sequence: the "Community-First" communication model.
The communications resulted in positive actions including company sponsored free bottled water, accepted by 77.6% of eligible households. Over 95% of participants in a follow-up survey had made some change to residential water supplies. Serum perfluorooctanoate levels were reduced. Government agencies acted on the results.
The unique communication approach generated workable solutions to the problem investigated, raised community awareness and modified behaviors. Information generated a "free market" of community-level solutions. Each major stakeholder voluntarily adopted a "precautionary principle."
有效传达社区暴露研究的结果，以满足预先确定的社区优先事项，同时维护自主、赋权和正义的伦理原则。
社区制定了沟通原则以及一项计划，以一种新颖的顺序向研究参与者、社区及其他利益相关者通报研究结果和建议，即“社区优先”沟通模式。
这些沟通带来了积极行动，包括公司赞助免费瓶装水，77.6%的符合条件家庭接受了该赞助。在后续调查中，超过95%的参与者对家庭供水做出了一些改变。血清全氟辛酸水平降低。政府机构依据研究结果采取了行动。
这种独特的沟通方式为所调查的问题产生了可行的解决方案，提高了社区意识并改变了行为。信息催生了社区层面解决方案的“自由市场”。每个主要利益相关者都自愿采纳了“预防原则”。
