Real or Illusory? Case Studies on the Public Perception of Environmental Health Risks in the North West of England

Alex G. Stewart, Paolo Luria, John Reid, Mary Lyons and Richard Jarvis
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Alex G. Stewart: Cheshire & Merseyside Health Protection Unit, Suite E, Moorgate Point, Moorgate Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, Kirby, Merseyside, L33 7XW, UK
Paolo Luria: Centre for Public Health, Research Directorate, Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Kingsway House, Hatton Garden, Liverpool, L3 2AJ, UK
John Reid: Cheshire & Merseyside Health Protection Unit, Suite E, Moorgate Point, Moorgate Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, Kirby, Merseyside, L33 7XW, UK
Mary Lyons: Centre for Public Health, Research Directorate, Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Kingsway House, Hatton Garden, Liverpool, L3 2AJ, UK
Richard Jarvis: Cheshire & Merseyside Health Protection Unit, Suite E, Moorgate Point, Moorgate Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, Kirby, Merseyside, L33 7XW, UK

IJERPH, 2010, vol. 7, issue 3, 1-21

Abstract: Applied research in a public health setting seeks to provide professionals with insights and knowledge into complex environmental issues to guide actions that reduce inequalities and improve health. We describe ten environmental case studies that explore the public perception of health risk. We employed logical analysis of components of each case study and comparative information to generate new evidence. The findings highlight how concerns about environmental issues measurably affect people’s wellbeing and led to the development of new understanding about the benefits of taking an earlier and more inclusive approach to risk communication that can now be tested further.

Keywords: risk perception; environmental hazards; case studies; public health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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