From Voice to Choice: African American Youth Examine Childhood Obesity in Rural North Carolina

Abstract

Throughout this study, youth proved to be reliable partners in research, provided unique perspectives while examining local factors perceived to contribute to childhood obesity, and offered thoughtful solutions.

Outcomes and Intentionality of Action Planning in Photovoice: A Literature Review

“…Table 1 presents a summary of studies included in our review. Studies had 7 (Balvanz et al, 2016) to 122 participants (Wilson et al, 2008). Ten studies included adults, with two of the studies focusing on the young adult population (Bharmal et al, 2012;Musoke et al, 2016) and one on mother-daughter pair participants (Miller & Vaughn, 2015).…”

“…The majority of studies occurred in a rural context. Study durations ranged from 2 months (Balvanz et al, 2016;Petteway et al, 2013;Suffla et al, 2012) to 3 years (Wilson et al, 2008).…”

“…Outcomes that affected multiple systems throughout the community were policy advocacy, funding support for future projects, new interven-tions and research projects, and increased community capacity. Advocacy activities led to financial support for future projects or studies (Beh et al, 2013;Nucho & Nahm, 2018;Perez et al, 2016;Petteway et al, 2019), catalyzed further assessment of the study topic (Balvanz et al, 2016;Haque & Eng, 2011), or led to changes in organizational policies (Rhodes et al, 2015). Ten studies resulted in new interventions or dramatic changes to an existing intervention-whether through a built environment intervention (Adams et al, 2012;Beh et al, 2013;Bisung et al, 2015;Haque & Eng, 2011) or a programmatic intervention (Adams et al, 2012;Bharmal et al, 2012;Moya et al, 2014;Rhodes et al, 2008;Wilson et al, 2008).…”

Determinants of Obesity in Two Urban Communities: Perceptions and Community-Driven Solutions

“…18 By photographing relevant features of their community, residents reflect on community strengths and challenges, exchange experiences, and learn about issues in group discus-not only challenges but also strengths and assets of their communities and to stimulate local action. 21 As such, Photovoice has been used successfully in health disparities research, 22,23 including studies on obesity in racial/ ethnic minority communities, both African American [24][25][26] and Latino. 27,28 The purpose of our study was twofold: 1) to identify community perceptions of factors associated with obesity in two urban municipalities in Alabama, one racially mixed (African American-White) and one predominantly African American; and 2) to explore community-driven solutions to the problem of obesity.…”

A Nurse-Led and Teacher-Assisted Adolescent Healthy Weight Program to Improve Health Behaviors in the School Setting

“…Adolescents who are overweight or obese are at a greater risk of developing physical, behavioral, and social health problems compared with their average weight peers (Black, Zhou, Takayanagi, Jacobsen, & Koebnick, 2013; Park, Falconer, Viner, & Kinra, 2012; Pulgaron, 2013). Despite interventions developed at the state (Balvanz et al, 2016; Benjamin Neelon et al, 2015) and national (Ho et al, 2013) level, decreasing overweight and obesity remains a challenge. Individual, environmental, and cultural barriers to healthy eating and physical activity create obstacles that make it challenging for adolescents to achieve a healthy weight (Sallis & Glanz, 2006; Strasburger, Jordan, & Donnerstein, 2010).…”