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 facts1.Children’s brains and bodies are still developing | Supporting facts 1.Children may have difficulty learning to read. |
Supporting facts 1.Test your child for lead. |
| 2.Children have been playing outside in bare soil. | 2.Children can have hearing and speech problems. | 2.Children should not play in bare soil on the playground. |
| 3.Lead in soil can get into children’s bodies when they put hands and toys with dirt on them in their mouths. |
3.Lead can cause hyperactivity. | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Supporting facts 1. |
Supporting facts 1. |
Supporting facts 1. |
| 2. | 2. | 2. |
| 3. | 3. | 3. |
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