Evidence-based recommendations for communicating the impacts of climate change on health
Evidence-based recommendations for communicating the impacts of climate change on health
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10.1093/tbm/ibac029
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发表时间：
2022-05-25
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3.6
通讯作者：
Stephens, Keri K.
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作者：
Peters, Ellen;Boyd, Patrick;Stephens, Keri K.
气候变化对人类健康和福祉构成了多方面的、复杂的和存在的威胁，但向公众传达这些威胁的努力落后于我们在传播研究中所知道的方法。关于气候变化健康风险的有效沟通可以通过以下方式改善各种个人和人群健康相关的结果：（1）帮助人们更好地将气候变化与健康风险联系起来，（2）使他们能够根据新发现的知识和理解采取行动。本文的目的是强调已经获得经验支持的沟通方法，以提高知识吸收和/或推动更高质量的决策和更健康的行为，并建议如何在气候变化和健康的交叉点应用它们。关于有效沟通方法的专家共识可供医疗保健专业人员、决策者、政府、公众和其他利益相关者（包括卫生部门以外的部门）使用。特别是，我们主张使用11理论为基础，证据支持的沟通策略和做法。这些方法从利用社交网络到对语言、叙述、情感、视觉图像和统计数据的使用做出谨慎的选择。与适当的群体进行信息测试也很关键。如果实施得当，这些方法很可能会改善气候变化和健康传播工作的成果。循证传播技术可以用来使人们能够根据新发现的关于气候和健康关键交叉点的知识采取行动。向公众宣传这些威胁的努力可能不如预期有效，使用循证战略可以改善个人和社会的各种健康相关结果，同时可能减少与气候相关的健康差距。特别是，有效的沟通可以帮助人们了解气候变化与健康风险之间的重要联系，并使他们能够根据新发现的知识和理解采取行动。我们推荐了11种在其他领域经过良好测试的沟通方法，这些方法可以应用于医疗保健专业人员，决策者，政府，公众和其他利益相关者（包括卫生部门以外的利益相关者）的气候和健康交叉点。这些方法从利用社交网络到对语言、叙述、情感、视觉图像和统计数据的使用做出谨慎的选择。与适当的群体进行信息测试也很关键。如果实施得当，这些方法可能会提高知识吸收，推动更好的决策和更健康的行为。
Climate change poses a multifaceted, complex, and existential threat to human health and well-being, but efforts to communicate these threats to the public lag behind what we know how to do in communication research. Effective communication about climate change's health risks can improve a wide variety of individual and population health-related outcomes by: (1) helping people better make the connection between climate change and health risks and (2) empowering them to act on that newfound knowledge and understanding. The aim of this manuscript is to highlight communication methods that have received empirical support for improving knowledge uptake and/or driving higher-quality decision making and healthier behaviors and to recommend how to apply them at the intersection of climate change and health. This expert consensus about effective communication methods can be used by healthcare professionals, decision makers, governments, the general public, and other stakeholders including sectors outside of health. In particular, we argue for the use of 11 theory-based, evidence-supported communication strategies and practices. These methods range from leveraging social networks to making careful choices about the use of language, narratives, emotions, visual images, and statistics. Message testing with appropriate groups is also key. When implemented properly, these approaches are likely to improve the outcomes of climate change and health communication efforts.Evidence-based communication techniques can be used to empower people to act on newfound knowledge about the critical intersection of climate and health.Lay Summary Climate change poses a tremendous and complex threat to human health and well-being. Efforts to communicate these threats to the public may not be as effective as desired and using evidence-based strategies could improve a wide variety of health-related outcomes for individuals and society while potentially reducing climate-related health disparities. In particular, effective communication can help people understand the crucial connection between climate change and health risks and empower them to act on that newfound knowledge and understanding. We recommend 11 communication methods that have been well tested in other domains and can be applied to the intersection of climate and health by healthcare professionals, decisionmakers, governments, the general public, and other stakeholders including those in sectors outside of health. These methods range from leveraging social networks to making careful choices about the use of language, narratives, emotions, visual images, and statistics. Message testing with appropriate groups is also key. When implemented properly, these approaches are likely to improve knowledge uptake and drive better decision making and healthier behaviors.