Latina Youths' Perceptions of Children's Environmental Health Risks in an Agricultural Community

Abstract

Findings from this study reinforce that social background and position affect how EH issues are defined and may be addressed. Participant perspectives are valuable to nurses because they offer a lens through which to see the complexities of EH from the viewpoint of those most directly affected. Leadership training and opportunities to serve on coalitions and neighborhood councils are recommended approaches to meaningfully involving youth in environmental justice initiatives.

Understanding Special Olympics Experiences from the Athlete Perspectives Using Photo‐Elicitation: A Qualitative Study

“…Specifically, the Photovoice Hamilton Manual and Resource Kit (Photovoice Hamilton, ) has been recommended for the purposes of photovoice, and has been used with parents of youth with complex care needs and with youth themselves (Postma et al . , ; Woodgate et al . ).…”

“…Photovoice is a qualitative methodology grounded in participatory action research and has been used to study a range experiences from youth (Goodhart et al 2006;Necheles et al 2007;Davison et al 2011;Walton & Niblett 2013), youth and adults from culturally diverse and socially disadvantaged groups (Bukowski & Buetow 2011;Denov et al 2012) and the experiences of very young children (Pyle 2013). Specifically, the Photovoice Hamilton Manual and Resource Kit (Photovoice Hamilton, 2007) has been recommended for the purposes of photovoice, and has been used with parents of youth with complex care needs and with youth themselves (Postma et al 2014(Postma et al , 2015Woodgate et al 2015). Photography-based research methodologies have also been successfully used with persons with intellectual disabilities (Jurkowski 2008;Akkerman et al 2014).…”

Strengthening Community Capacity for Environmental Health Promotion through Photovoice

“…These findings are consistent with other housing‐related photovoice studies that faced similar challenges in reaching systemic change (Grieb et al., ; Halifax, Yurichuk, Meeks, & Khandor, ; Parker et al., ; Sanon, Evans‐Agnew, & Boutain, ). Recommendations to facilitate system‐level change through participatory research include inviting policy stakeholders to participate (Sanon et al., ), hosting trainings on the policy‐making process, working with policy mentors, and using mass media to advance policy awareness (Postma et al, ; Minkler et al., ).…”

“…In session 4, participants discussed ways to use the photographs to promote EH. [For a more detailed description of these methods and results, see Postma et al., . ]…”

“…In session 4, participants discussed ways to use the photographs to promote EH. [For a more detailed description of these methods and results, see Postma et al, 2014. ] At this point, participants were invited to work with university-based journalists to create a multimedia video to disseminate their work.…”