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The Harvard Chan National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Center for Environmental Health is a coordinated set of resources and facilities supporting environmental health research and training activities throughout the greater Boston area. The center promotes integration between basic and applied environmental science, and fosters collaborations that cross departmental and institutional boundaries.

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Location

Building 1-1402

Clear Data, Trusted Science: A Training Series on Environmental Health Literacy and Results Report-Back

This two-part series, offered by the NIEHS Center Science Communications Hub, provides an introduction to environmental health literacy and developing communications approaches to reach a wide variety of audiences. The second workshop expanded on these concepts and discussed the ethics and best practices of communicating results to study participants and affected communities.

These workshops have already occurred and the recordings and resources are posted below. Please continue to visit this page, as more resources will be added.

About the Speaker

Katie Tomsho is an Instructor in the Department of Environmental Health and Director of the Environmental Justice and Health Program. Her prior experiences as a community organizer focused on environmental science led to her interest in effective communication of environmental health data. Building on this work, she has focused on improving rigorous, transparent methods for communicating environmental health data to diverse audiences. Her research interests include environmental exposure data report-back, environmental health literacy, and the development of communication strategies that support community decision-making.