Health Literacy and Environmental Risks Focusing Air Pollution: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study in Germany.

(1) Background: Environmental risks such as air pollutants pose a threat to human health and must be communicated to the affected population to create awareness, such as via health literacy (HL); (2) Methods: We analyzed HL in the context of environmental health risks, including sources of information and prior knowledge, in a sample from the German general population using Kendall's rank correlations, regression analyses, and explorative parallel mediation analysis; (3) Results: The survey included 412 German participants aged between 18 and 77. HL was found to be problematic to inadequate. The internet, family and friends, and newspapers were the most frequently cited sources of information.

[Environmental risks and health literacy: a systematic review].

Background: Environmental factors can play an important role in pathogenesis. However, the understanding of the relationship between environmental risks and health in the general population appears to be poor. The aim of this systematic review is to describe the state of research on the relationship between health literacy (HL) or environmental health literacy (EHL) and environmental risks differentiated by the researched environmental risks, the affected population, the measurement and level of HL or EHL, and their interaction with other variables.

Science communication on the public health risks of air pollution: a computational scoping review from 1958 to 2022.

Background: Air pollutants are a health risk for the entire population. Particulate matter (PM) including the smallest fraction, ultra-fine particles (UFP), therefore continue to be the focus of scientific research in this area. To protect the population from the harmful effects of exposure to PM, communication and information of research results are of special relevance as individuals with heightened awareness of the harms of poor air quality are more likely to take action to improve their exposure.

[Current Evidence for Assessing Fitness to Drive of People with Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review].

Background: Assessment of driving ability in people with cognitive impairment is a topic of great social relevance due to the high prevalence of dementia.

Methods: A comprehensive systematic literature review was conducted on the research question, "Which evidence-based methods are suitable for assessing the fitness to drive of people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment?" for the period 2015-2020. The search was conducted in the Medline, PsycINFO, LIVIVO, PubPsych, Scopus, Cinahl, and CENTRAL databases.