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4 Development and Evaluation of Materials
Pages 19-22

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... In the opinion of the workshop participants, the occupational safety and health community needs to become more familiar with the literature and experiences in such fields as tobacco control, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome education, and other significant public health campaigns that have addressed cultural and linguistic issues successfully. Partnerships with community and other public health professionals with health education and communications expertise would be useful.
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... Workshop participants thought it is essential that leadership and staff in organizations that fund materials development and testing understand the resource needs. The CDC Guide to Community Based Public Health Practice includes methodological guidelines for designing and funding sound evidence-based intervention research.3 Once an educational intervention is well tested, a wide-ranging dissemination program will be needed.
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... ; whether materials are created for the appropriate literacy levels of the workers whether the information provided is technically sound; and whether the subject matter is compatible with audience priorities and needs. Workshop participants agreed that it is essential that a solid materials evaluation process be implemented so that materials can be judged as efficacious before being introduced to the workforce.
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