PFAS: Improving Risk Communication with the Public (webinar)

Note: This webinar is presented for informational purposes. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of each of the NEWMOA-member states, and the strategies and technologies discussed should not be considered an endorsement by NEWMOA or its members.

Claire Nitsche, Washington State DOH presented Be Less “Government-y!”: Community-Centered PFAS Risk Communication in Washington State [PDF]. Claire is a PFAS Health Educator with Washington State Department of Health and discussed her experience working in communities impacted by PFAS contamination. She also covered WA DOH’s approach to PFAS risk communication, with tangible examples of how WA DOH has used social marketing data, applied behavior change theory, and community feedback to develop our health education advice and health impact messaging.

For more information, contact Jennifer Griffith at jgriffith@newmoa.org.