P30 Yr 2 Pilot- Public Opinion Survey on Environmental Health Risk Perceptions and Policy Preferences

Abstract

Project Overview: The Community, Regulation, and Policy Team conducted an online representative national public opinion survey with representative oversamples in Texas, Harris County, and Hidalgo County. This survey used theoretically based questions to tap into public knowledge, trust, concerns, and policy preferences regarding environmentally based individual and community health threats. The team will use the results of this survey to find out: 1. What people know about the role of the environment in their health status 2. How familiar people are with specific environmental health threats in their communities and those that may pose more specific threats for particularly vulnerable populations 3. Public trust in science and government 4. Public expectations of government and the private sector to reduce and adapt to these threats Furthermore, the data collected from this survey can be used to help frame current and future scientific research, extending its reach and relevance, and to help guide community engagement activities. We will collaborate with the TiCER scientists to identify solutions that could be implemented for specific environmental health threats and identified public health problems.