The Pennsylvania Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factor Project

Potential Intervention Opportunities — Dietary and Other Lifestyle Factors

 

 

Individual Level

Increasing the Knowledge and Skills of Individuals

 

Community Level

Increasing community resources and supports for healthy choices

 

  • Displays at Parent-Teacher nights
  • Displays in lobbies, near lab, exam rooms, restrooms
  • Displays in clinic waiting areas
  • Health fairs / Interactive displays
  • Information at after school program

  • Information at daycare centers
  • Information at laundromats
  • Information at restaurants (recipes, placemats, restrooms, @checkouts)
  • Information at school screenings/physicals
  • Information given at exams
  • Information given at local stores, grocery, clothing, etc.

  • Information on buses
  • Mailouts to participating audience
  • Media promotion
  • Presentations at churches/info in church bulletins
  • Presentations at school clubs, youth groups
  • Inservice for community members working with children, e.g., cafeteria workers, day care providers

 

  • Addition of healthy choices at sporting events/ social events

  • Change school menu
  • Increased access to organic produce/soy products
  • Increased walking areas/establishment of community walking program
  • Changes in menus at local restaurants
  • Development of walking clubs, healthy weight groups
  • Creation of farmers' market and food co-ops
  • Health care provider education on dietary and lifestyle risk factors

 

 

 


The Pennsylvania Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factor Project

Potential Educational Opportunities — Other Environmental Changes

 

 

Individual Level

 

Community Level

  • "Bug days" at schools

  • Display/Info at garden centers

  • Displays at Parent-Teacher nights

  • Displays in clinic waiting areas

  • Displays in lobbies, near lab, exam rooms, restrooms
  • Education with FFA and Ag teachers
  • Health fairs/ Interactive Displays

  • Information at after school programs
  • Information at day care centers

  • Information at laundromats

  • Information at school screenings/physicals

  • Information given at clinic exams
  • Information given at stores, grocery, clothing, etc.
  • Information on buses

  • Mailouts to participating audience
  • Media promotion

  • Presentations at garden clubs, garden centers
  • Presentations at school clubs, youth groups
  • Master Gardner education
  • Adopt IPM methods on site if clinic
  • Adopt notification policy for patients
  • Approach recreational areas to adopt IPM

  • Approach school board to adopt IPM
  • Approach day care centers/recreational areas to adopt IPM
  • Formation of gardening clubs that utilize organize or IPM methods
  • Health care provider education on assessing environmental risk
  • Increase notification beyond hypersensitive at school district

 

 

 

 


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