Madrigal Daniel Santiago, Salvatore Alicia, Casillas Gardenia, Casillas Crystal, Vera Irene, Eskenazi Brenda, Minkler Meredith
Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2014 Autumn;8(3):317-29. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2014.0034.
The PhotoVoice method has shown substantial promise for work with youth in metropolitan areas, yet its potential for use with Latino youth from agricultural areas has not been well documented.
This project was designed to teach environmental health to 15 high school youth while building their individual and community capacity for studying and addressing shared environmental concerns. The project also aimed to test the utility of PhotoVoice with Latino agricultural youth.
Fifteen members of the Youth Community Council (YCC), part of a 15-year project with farmworker families in Salinas, CA, took part in a 12-week PhotoVoice project. Their pictures captured the assets and strengths of their community related to environmental health, and were then analyzed by participants. A multi-pronged evaluation was conducted.
YCC members identified concerns such as poor access to affordable, healthy foods and lack of safe physical spaces in which to play, as well as assets, including caring adults and organizations, and open spaces in surrounding areas. Participants presented their findings on radio, television, at local community events, and to key policy makers. The youth also developed two action plans, a successful 5K run/walk and a school recycling project, still in progress. Evaluation results included significant changes in such areas as perceived ability to make presentations, leadership, and self-confidence, as well as challenges including transportation, group dynamics, and gaining access to people in power.
The PhotoVoice method shows promise for environmental health education and youth development in farmworker communities.
摄影发声法已在大都市地区与青少年合作方面展现出巨大潜力，但在农业地区的拉丁裔青少年中使用该方法的潜力尚未得到充分记录。
本项目旨在向15名高中生传授环境卫生知识，同时培养他们个人及社区研究和解决共同环境问题的能力。该项目还旨在测试摄影发声法在拉丁裔农业青少年中的实用性。
青年社区委员会（YCC）的15名成员参与了一项为期12周的摄影发声项目，YCC是与加利福尼亚州萨利纳斯的农场工人家庭开展的一个为期15年项目的一部分。他们拍摄的照片捕捉了社区与环境卫生相关的资产和优势，然后由参与者进行分析。进行了多方面的评估。
YCC成员确定了一些问题，如难以获得价格合理的健康食品以及缺乏安全的玩耍场所，同时也确定了一些资产，包括关爱他们的成年人和组织，以及周边地区的开放空间。参与者在广播、电视、当地社区活动以及向关键政策制定者展示了他们的发现。这些青少年还制定了两项行动计划，一项成功的5公里跑步/步行活动，以及一个仍在进行中的学校回收项目。评估结果包括在演讲能力、领导力和自信心等方面的显著变化，以及包括交通、团队动态和接触有权力的人等方面的挑战。
摄影发声法在农场工人社区的环境卫生教育和青少年发展方面显示出潜力。
