Addressing community stress during ATSDR’s public health assessment process: Tip sheet for site teams
Addressing community stress during ATSDR’s public health assessment process: Tip sheet for site teams
Description:
The tip sheet offers site teams (e.g., health assessors and health educators) implementing the public health assessment process ways to support community members who may experience environmental contamination-related stress. It outlines ways to address stress as part of community engagement activities and in public health assessment and health consultation reports.
Target Situation:
Site team professionals implementing ATSDR’s public health assessment process want to understand and mitigate the stress that environmental contamination may be causing in the community.
Additional Reading:
The tip sheet complements ATSDR’s “Supporting communities dealing with the stress of environmental contamination: Tip sheet for public health professionals” and Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual.
Resource Type:
Fact sheet
Source:
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Publication Year:
2021
Target Audience(s):
Public health professionals
3 Keys Framework
Main objective:
Recognize, Partner
Secondary objective:
Legitimize Stress, Communicate Risk, Community Engagement