“This Is Public Health: Recycling Counts!” Description of a Pilot Health Communications Campaign

Nancy L. Chase, Gregory M. Dominick, Amy Trepal, Leanne S. Bailey and Daniela B. Friedman
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Nancy L. Chase: Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, USA
Gregory M. Dominick: Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, USA
Amy Trepal: Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, USA
Leanne S. Bailey: South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29201, USA
Daniela B. Friedman: Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, USA

IJERPH, 2009, vol. 6, issue 12, 1-12

Abstract: This paper describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of a pilot recycling campaign. The goal of the campaign was to increase people’s awareness and knowledge about recycling and the link between a healthy environment and the public’s health. A total of 258 individuals attended campaign week events and completed an initial survey. Results identified inconvenience of recycling facility locations as a key barrier to recycling. Post-campaign survey results revealed increased recycling of paper, plastic, glass, and cans (p

Keywords: recycling; environment; health communication; public health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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