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7 HEALTH MESSAGES AND STRATEGIES FOR DISSEMINATION
Pages 117-120

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... A summary of this discussion follows, which mainly emphasizes communication strategies for connecting with the general public in the United States. Linda McCauley started this discussion by stating that individuals need to be challenged to think about how to take information and collectively help chart a course for environmental health.
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From page 118...
... metrics and approaches to sustainability and environmental health, and (2) how we can bring the available evidence usefully together to further environmental health and sustainability initiatives.
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From page 119...
... Witherspoon noted that we should appreciate that these localized efforts are under way and perhaps try to uplift these efforts or assist in discussing the action or implementation steps. Robert Goldsmith continued with this topic area and noted the need to find common ground, not just with groups with similar messaging but also with groups on the other side of some of these environmental health and sustainability issues, to build bridges and move things forward in a collaborative way.
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From page 120...
... Luiz Galvão stated that with the green economy discussions taking place, there is a perfect opportunity to place environmental health at the center of the agenda. Additionally, Galvão said, there are grassroots efforts targeting noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
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