PHXchange (Population Health Exchange), National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, 62 Mills Rd, Acton 2601, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma, Loss & Grief Network, Australian National University, Building 4 Level 2 The Canberra Hospital Yamba Drive, Garran 2605, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Health Promot Int. 2024 Jun 1;39(3). doi: 10.1093/heapro/daae035.
The health promotion literature that considers how scientific evidence can be effectively communicated tends to focus on evaluating the effectiveness of communication materials. This has resulted in a knowledge gap regarding effective knowledge translation processes. This study explores the process, reasoning and practices for developing books for children that incorporate evidence-based information to aid understanding of scientific evidence about health and environmental or natural disasters. This study is informed by a systematic review of the literature combined with responses to an email interview with authors of books for children. Nine published studies were included in the systematic review. Twenty-two authors responded to the email survey (25% response rate, following 86 invitations). We report seven key findings to guide the development of health-promoting books for children: (i) understand the needs and expectations of the audience, (ii) articulate the topic and research evidence, (iii) assemble a team with a mix of content knowledge and creative expertise, (iv) format should be chosen to suit the user group and guided by the creative team, (v) early testing with children and their support system is crucial, (vi) develop a dissemination strategy to reach the user group and (vii) engage in reflexivity through evaluation of effectiveness of messaging. The current investigation can guide the process, reasoning and practice of developing books for children that incorporate evidence about health and environmental disasters.
健康促进文献通常侧重于评估沟通材料的有效性，以研究如何有效地传播科学证据，这导致有效知识转化过程的知识缺口。本研究通过对文献的系统回顾，并结合对儿童书籍作者的电子邮件采访回复，探讨了将循证信息纳入儿童书籍以帮助理解有关健康、环境或自然灾害的科学证据的过程、推理和实践。该研究报告了七个关键发现，以指导为儿童编写促进健康的书籍：（i）了解受众的需求和期望，（ii）阐述主题和研究证据，（iii）组建一个具有不同内容知识和创意专业知识的团队，（iv）应根据用户群体选择格式，并由创意团队指导，（v）与儿童及其支持系统进行早期测试至关重要，（vi）制定传播策略以接触用户群体，（vii）通过评估信息传递的有效性进行反思。当前的调查可以指导纳入有关健康和环境灾害的循证信息的儿童书籍的编写过程、推理和实践。
