Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Fish Consumption Advisory Communication

Over the last decade, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), North Carolina State University (NCSU), and Duke University have been working with key stakeholders in the FCA process in North Carolina to better understand perceptions of FCAs and ultimately, to improve health outcomes related to fish consumption. In March 2019, representatives from the UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility (CEHS), NCSU Center for Human Health and the Environment (CHHE), and the Duke University Superfund Research Center (SRC) organized a forum of diverse stakeholders to discuss how to foster a more effective FCA process. The NC Fish Forum explored the opportunities and challenges in setting and effectively communicating FCAs and makes recommendations to: 1) increase understanding of advisories, 2) foster greater collaboration among stakeholders, and 3) identify opportunities to improve the current process.