Webinar: Environmental Health Literacy and Agricultural Exposures: Where Ag Safety and Cancer Prevention Meet
April 10 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CDT
Last updated on March 14th, 2025 at 04:54 pm
Summary: There is growing concern over the role of environmental and occupational exposures in rising cancer rates in Iowa and across the country. People employed in agriculture and related industries in rural areas may face unique environmental and occupational exposures, besides genetic and behavioral risk factors, that can cause cancer.
Rural barriers to accessing healthcare may compound the effects of environmental and occupational exposures in these settings. Understandable and actionable risk communications can help address existing rural cancer disparities. In this presentation, the presenters will provide tips on how to integrate evidence-based environmental health and cancer prevention information into rural and agricultural work. Participants will learn how to better communicate risk, answer questions, and strengthen environmental health literacy in their communities.
Intended Audience: Individuals with an interest in rural and agricultural communities are encouraged to attend.
Objectives: At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to…
- Define environmental health literacy and its role in community health promotion and advocacy.
- Identify evidence-based resources on environmental factors that can increase cancer risk in an agricultural setting and apply them to your own health and safety education materials.
- Find the overlap in goals and communication strategies between cancer control and agricultural safety and health professionals.
Meet the Presenters:
– Caroline Powell, BA, MS, Candidate University of Iowa, Environmental Outreach Coordinator, Iowa Cancer Consortium
– Audrey E. Tran Lam, MPH, Environmental Health Program Director, UNI Center for Energy and Environmental Education
To register for this training, you must have a free account in the AgriSafe Learning Lab. If you do not have an account, please create one here.
