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Appendix C: ATSDR Risk Communication Forms

Message Map Template Example

Audience/Group: Families with children who were exposed to lead in soil at the child care facility.
Question/Issue: How can lead affect my child’s health?

Key Message 1 Key Message 2 Key Message 3
Lead affects the development
of children younger than 6.		 Childhood lead poisoning causes learning
and behavioral problems.		 Lead poisoning is preventable.
Supporting facts

1.Children’s brains and bodies are still developing

 

2.Children have been playing outside in bare soil.

 

3.Lead in soil can get into children’s bodies when
they put hands and toys with dirt on them in their mouths.

 Supporting facts
1.Children may have difficulty learning to read.

 

2.Children can have hearing and speech problems.

 

3.Lead can cause hyperactivity.

 Supporting facts
1.Test your child for lead.

 

2.Children should not play in bare soil on the playground.

 

3.Wash children’s hands and toy’s frequently.

Message Map Template

Audience/Group: Families with children who were exposed to lead in soil at the child care facility.
Question/Issue: How can lead affect my child’s health?

Key Message 1 Key Message 2 Key Message 3
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