Leung May May, Agaronov Alen, Entwistle Tara, Harry Lorene, Sharkey-Buckley Julie, Freudenberg Nicholas
1 Hunter College School of Urban Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
2 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2017 Mar;18(2):211-220. doi: 10.1177/1524839916678404. Epub 2016 Nov 21.
Engaging and empowering youth to promote health could be important in promoting sustainable positive behaviors. Photovoice is a community-based participatory research tool giving priority populations opportunities for active community engagement and advocacy through photography. Our project objective was to better understand youth perceptions related to food justice within their own community and identify solutions to promote positive change, using photovoice. Twelve minority youth from a low-income New York City neighborhood participated. Six photovoice sessions were conducted within a 24-week after-school food justice program, which included three photo assignments aimed at answering, "What influences me to eat healthy and unhealthy in my community and home environment?" Photos guided interviews and discussions. Inductive and deductive processes were used to identify codes; similar codes were grouped into themes. Five major themes emerged from the data: (1) attitudes toward food industry and food safety, (2) environmental influences of food choices, (3) social influences of food choices, (4) diet impact on health and well-being, and (5) solutions to improve the food environment. Participants shared their photos with community members at a celebration/photo exhibit. Photovoice could be a useful tool for youth to reflect on their food environment and engage in promoting positive change within their community.
让青年参与并赋予他们促进健康的能力，对于推动可持续的积极行为可能至关重要。摄影之声是一种基于社区的参与式研究工具，为重点人群提供通过摄影积极参与社区活动和进行宣传倡导的机会。我们的项目目标是利用摄影之声更好地了解青年对其所在社区内食品公平的看法，并找出促进积极变革的解决方案。来自纽约市一个低收入社区的12名少数族裔青年参与了项目。在一个为期24周的课外食品公平项目中开展了6次摄影之声活动，其中包括三项摄影任务，旨在回答“在我的社区和家庭环境中，是什么影响我选择健康和不健康的饮食？”照片引导了访谈和讨论。采用归纳和演绎过程来确定编码；相似的编码被归为主题。数据中出现了五个主要主题：（1）对食品行业和食品安全的态度，（2）食品选择的环境影响，（3）食品选择的社会影响，（4）饮食对健康和幸福的影响，以及（5）改善食品环境的解决方案。参与者在一场庆祝活动/摄影展览中与社区成员分享了他们的照片。摄影之声可能是青年反思其食品环境并参与促进社区内积极变革的有用工具。
