Although there is increasing interest in reporting results of environmental research efforts back to participants, evidence-based tools have not yet been applied to developed materials to ensure their accessibility in terms of literacy, numeracy, and data visualization demand. Additionally, there is not yet guidance as to how to formally assess the created materials to assure a match with the intended audience. Relying on formative qualitative research with participants of an indoor air quality study in Dorchester, Massachusetts, we identified means of enhancing accessibility of indoor air quality data report-back materials for participants. Participants (n = 20) engaged in semi-structured interviews in which they described challenges they encountered with scientific and medical materials and outlined written and verbal communication techniques that would help facilitate engagement with and accessibility of environmental health report-back materials. We coupled these insights from participants with best practice guidelines for written materials by operationalizing health literacy tools to produce accessible audience-informed data report-back materials. The resulting data report-back materials had a 7th -grade reading level, and between a 4th -8th grade level of overall document complexity. The numeracy skills required to engage with the material were of the lowest demand, and we incorporated best practices for risk communication and facilitating understanding and actionability of the materials. Use of a rigorous assessment tool provides evidence of accessibility and appropriateness of the material for the audience. We outline a process for developing and evaluating environmental health data reports that are tailored to inspire risk-reduction actions, and are demonstrably accessible in terms of their literacy, numeracy, and data visualization demand. Adapting health literacy tools to create and evaluate environmental data report-back materials is a novel and evidence-based means of ensuring their accessibility.

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创建数据报告工具以提高环境健康公平性的流程


尽管人们越来越有兴趣向参与者报告环境研究工作的结果，但基于证据的工具尚未应用于开发的材料，以确保其在识字、计算和数据可视化需求方面的可访问性。此外，目前还没有关于如何正式评估所创建的材料以确保与目标受众相匹配的指导。依靠对马萨诸塞州多切斯特室内空气质量研究参与者的形成性定性研究，我们确定了提高参与者获取室内空气质量数据报告材料的可及性的方法。参与者（n = 20）进行了半结构化访谈，其中他们描述了他们在科学和医学材料方面遇到的挑战，并概述了有助于促进环境健康报告材料的参与和获取的书面和口头沟通技巧。我们通过运用健康素养工具，将参与者的这些见解与书面材料的最佳实践指南结合起来，生成易于理解的受众知情的数据报告材料。由此产生的数据报告材料具有 7 年级的阅读水平，并且总体文档复杂性处于 4 -8 年级之间。处理材料所需的计算技能的要求最低，我们采用了风险沟通和促进对材料的理解和可操作性的最佳实践。使用严格的评估工具可以证明材料对受众的可访问性和适当性。 我们概述了开发和评估环境健康数据报告的流程，这些报告旨在激发风险降低行动，并且在读写能力、计算能力和数据可视化需求方面明显易于理解。采用健康素养工具来创建和评估环境数据报告材料是确保其可访问性的一种新颖且基于证据的方法。