Three recent articles published this month in Health Promotion Practice may be of interest:
Our Community in Focus: The Use of Photovoice for Youth-Driven
Substance Abuse Assessment and Health Promotion
Tracy Brazg, Betty Bekemeier, Clarence Spigner, and Colleen E.
Huebner
Health Promot Pract published 4 November 2010,
10.1177/1524839909358659
http://hpp.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/1524839909358659v1?papetoc
The successful development and implementation of prevention curricula requires seeking strategies that combine the strengths of researchers and community members. Because young people are considered to be the experts in their own lives, it is important to determine effective ways to engage them in substance abuse assessment and prevention initiatives. The community-based participatory action research methodology of photovoice is one way to engage youth in assessment of this public health issue. Our Community in Focus was a project that used the photovoice methodology to engage high school youth in a community-based assessment of adolescent substance use and abuse. Through the photovoice method, youth were able to reflect their communitys strengths and concerns with regards to adolescent substance abuse, as they took photographs to answer the question What contributes to adolescents decisions to use or not to use alcohol and other drugs? The youth and the community were highly receptive to the project and its methodology, and photographs taken by photovoice participants presented a compelling argument for action.
Community Involvement in the Development and Feedback About a
Colorectal Cancer Screening Media Campaign in Ohio Appalachia
Mira L. Katz, Paul Reiter, Darla Fickle, Sarah Heaner, Courtney
Sim, Amy Lehman, and Electra D. Paskett
Health Promot Pract published 4 November 2010,
10.1177/1524839909353736
http://hpp.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/1524839909353736v1?papetoc
A community needs assessment focused on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening knowledge, behaviors, and barriers was completed in one Ohio Appalachia county. A CRC screening media campaign was developed based on the findings from the needs assessment and feedback was obtained about the media campaign. The survey was completed by 170 self-reported average-risk adults. In a multivariate model, the CRC screening rate was higher for participants who had received a doctors recommendation (OR = 6.09) and had adequate CRC knowledge (OR = 2.88), and it was lower among participants employed full-time (OR = 0.23). Having health insurance (OR = 4.20) and being married (OR = 2.58) was associated with having received a doctors recommendation for screening. Campaign feedback using a second survey completed by self-reported average-risk adults (n = 61) revealed that 69% recognized the campaign image and message, with a billboard being the most cited source. This study highlights the importance of involving community members in the development of CRC screening programs to reduce cancer disparities in Appalachia.
Depression Fotonovela: Development of a Depression Literacy Tool
for Latinos With Limited English Proficiency
Leopoldo J. Cabassa, Gregory B. Molina, and Melvin Baron
Health Promot Pract published 4 November 2010,
10.1177/1524839910367578
http://hpp.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/1524839910367578v1?papetoc
Stigma, low health literacy, lack of knowledge, and misconceptions about depression are considered pervasive barriers contributing to the disparities Latino adults with limited English proficiency (LEP) face in accessing and receiving high-quality depression care. The development of culturally and linguistically appropriate health literacy tools, such as fotonovelas, can help address these barriers to depression care in the Latino community. Fotonovelas are booklets that use posed photographs with simple text bubbles to portray soap opera stories that convey educational messages. The aim of this study is to describe the development of a depression fotonovela adapted for Latinos with LEP. We present the conceptual model that informed this depression literacy tool and illustrate how findings from several studies were used to identify educational messages. Our production process delineates practical steps of how to use a multistakeholder approach to develop a health-related fotonovela. Implications for practice of this innovative depression literacy tool are discussed.
Source: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
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