Improving Communications for More Effective Public Meetings Charlotte Bethoney and Lani Rafferty New York State Department of Health Northeast Regional Public Health Leadership Institute Alumni, Class of 2007
Staff Team Members: n NYSDOH Center for Environmental Health, Education and Outreach n NYSDOH Bureau of Environmental Health Exposure Investigation n NYSDOH Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology n NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
Love Canal
Hudson River
Sensitive Populations School Site River
What prompted this project?
Objectives: n Improve effectiveness to communicate information to the public n Enhance the public’s understanding of environmental information n Increase public participation and support for exposure mitigation efforts
Results
Northeast Regional Public Health Leadership Institute Dwight C. Williams, Director
Questions: Lani Rafferty - New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, Office of Research, Extramural Programs (518) , or Charlotte Bethoney - New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Exposure Investigation (518) ,