Martinez Linda S, Ndulue Uchenna, Peréa Flavia C
Community Health Program, Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences, Medford, 02155 USA.
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University Medical School, Boston, 02111 USA.
Community Dev (Columb). 2011;42(2):255-267. doi: 10.1080/15575330.2011.558206.
Caribbean Latinos are the largest Latino group in Boston, primarily located in the Jamaica Plain (JP) neighborhood. There are various macro-level public health issues that result from the built environment in JP, factors which can create and sustain health disparities. Caribbean Latino youth are a priority group in JP, and it is important to address the causes of disparities early in life to promote good health. Presented here is an integrated research-and-action model to engage community stakeholders and researchers in designing an intervention to mitigate the negative health effects of the built environment and maximize community assets. The approach operates from a community empowerment model that allows public health practitioners, policy makers, researchers and residents to take an up-stream approach to improve health by focusing on the built environment, which is integral to community development.
加勒比裔拉丁裔是波士顿最大的拉丁裔群体，主要集中在牙买加平原（JP）社区。JP社区的建筑环境引发了各种宏观层面的公共卫生问题，这些因素会造成并维持健康差距。加勒比裔拉丁裔青年是JP社区的重点群体，尽早解决差距产生的原因对于促进健康十分重要。本文提出了一个综合研究与行动模型，旨在让社区利益相关者和研究人员参与进来，设计一项干预措施，以减轻建筑环境对健康的负面影响，并最大限度地利用社区资产。该方法基于社区赋权模型，使公共卫生从业者、政策制定者、研究人员和居民能够采取上游策略，通过关注对社区发展至关重要的建筑环境来改善健康状况。
