Trueblood Amber B, Rincon Rudy, Perales Roger, Hollingsworth Ryan, Miller Claudia, McDonald Thomas J, Cizmas Leslie
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health, 102 SPH Administration Building, 1266 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77840, USA.
South Texas Environmental Education and Research Program, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Feb;18(1):135-42. doi: 10.1007/s10903-014-0150-4.
Head Start centers in Webb County, Texas primarily serve low-income Hispanic families disproportionately affected by environmental exposures. A total of 560 parents and employees attended environmental trainings. Pre- and post-assessments measured whether the trainings were effective at improving related knowledge and behaviors. A total of 152 parents and 94 employees signed consent forms. Only the 64 parents and 50 employees who completed all questionnaires were included in the data analysis. Paired t tests and McNemar tests found significant improvements in knowledge and behaviors related to multiple environmental topics (p < 0.05). Mean scores out of eleven for knowledge before and immediately after were 9.69 (95 % CI 9.44, 9.94) and 10.58 (95 % CI 10.42, 10.74), respectively. Mean scores out of ten for behavior before and 1 month after training were 8.00 (95 % CI 7.71, 8.29) and 9.29 (95 % CI 9.10, 9.48), respectively. This pilot study found improved knowledge and behaviors following environmental health training.
得克萨斯州韦伯县的启蒙计划中心主要服务于受环境暴露影响尤为严重的低收入西班牙裔家庭。共有560名家长和员工参加了环境培训。前后评估衡量了这些培训在提高相关知识和行为方面是否有效。共有152名家长和94名员工签署了同意书。数据分析仅纳入了完成所有问卷的64名家长和50名员工。配对t检验和麦克尼马尔检验发现，与多个环境主题相关的知识和行为有显著改善（p < 0.05）。知识方面，培训前和培训后即刻的平均得分（满分11分）分别为9.69（95%可信区间9.44, 9.94）和10.58（95%可信区间10.42, 10.74）。行为方面，培训前和培训后1个月的平均得分（满分10分）分别为8.00（95%可信区间7.71, 8.29）和9.29（95%可信区间9.10, 9.48）。这项初步研究发现，环境卫生培训后知识和行为得到了改善。
