FISH CONSUMPTION RISK COMMUNICATION IN ETHNIC MILWAUKEE

描述（摘自申请人的摘要） 多学科合作伙伴关系已经建立，以应对健康风险 对密尔沃基的苗族和西班牙裔人口的化学消费 被污染的鱼 这些财团包括少数民族的代表， 具有水生毒理学和风险方面专门知识的科学家 海洋和淡水生物医学科学中心的评估; 第十六街社区卫生中心环境卫生主任， 这些居民的主要医疗保健提供者;以及城市调查专家 以及与不同的市中心种族群体的大众传播。 的调查 目标人群的捕鱼和鱼类消费习惯将 在这些项目的开始和结束时进行评估。 使用母语和强调文化的交流战略 将提高认识。 因为孕妇和儿童处于高 风险，将实施与之具体相关的战略。 内 苗族社区的主要交流工具将是视频， 特色苗族居民在一个丰富的，文化 重视渔业中心地位的背景。 内容将包括 关于吃鱼的营养价值（好处）的信息， 与食用受污染的鱼有关的问题（风险），如何识别 不同种类的鱼，安全捕鱼区，以及如何找到它们，以及如何 准备鱼，以尽量减少接触污染物。 具体目标是 (1)创建科学合理、文化协调的风险沟通 战略围绕生产的录像带，解决 与食用受污染鱼类有关的问题;（2）使用录像作为 这是一项宣传活动的核心内容， 食用受污染鱼类的危害;（3）评估这项工作的成效 风险沟通的方法;（4）补充成人沟通 中学生命科学教育模块的战略， 告知内城学生吃鱼的问题，（5）评估 教育模块的有效性，将为学生提供 对科学的理解和消费的可能后果 被污染的鱼

DESCRIPTION (Taken from the Applicant's Abstract) Multidisciplinary partnerships have been assembled to address the health risks to Hmong and Hispanic populations in Milwaukee of consuming chemically contaminated fish. These consortia include representatives of the ethnic communities; scientists with expertise in aquatic toxicology and risk assessment from the Marine and Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center; the Director of Environmental Health at Sixteenth Street Community Health Center, the major healthcare provider to these residents; and experts in urban survey and mass communications with diverse, inner city ethnic groups. Surveys on the fishing and fish consumption habits of the targeted populations will be done at both the outset and end of these projects to evaluate the program. Communication strategies using native languages and emphasizing cultural awareness will be developed. Because pregnant women and children are at high risk, strategies relating specifically to them will be implemented. Within the Hmong community the primary communication instrument will be a video, featuring Hmong residents speaking to their community within a rich, cultural context that values the centrality of fishing. Content will include information about the nutritional value of eating fish (benefits), the problems associated with eating contaminated fish (risks), how to recognize different species of fish, safe fishing areas and how to find them, and how to prepare fish to minimize exposure to contaminants. The specific aims are (1) to create scientifically sound, culturally attuned risk communication strategies centered around the production of videotapes that address the issues related to the consumption of contaminated fish; (2) to use videos as the centerpiece of an outreach campaign to inform inner city residents about the hazards of eating contaminated fish; (3) to evaluate the success of this approach to risk communication; (4) to complement adult communication strategies with educational modules for middle school Life Science, which will inform inner city students on the problems of eating fish, and (5) to evaluate the effectiveness of the educational modules that will provide students with an understanding of the science and the possible consequences of consuming contaminated fish.