Kim Katherine K, Ngo Victoria, Gilkison Grant, Hillman Lisa, Sowerwine Jennifer
University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Karuk Department of Natural Resources, Orleans, CA, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2020 Jan;21(1):80-90. doi: 10.1177/1524839919852098. Epub 2019 Jun 5.
Citizen science based on principles of community-based participatory research involves the co-creation of research among citizens and professional researchers in substantive aspects of scientific inquiry including equitable contributions to governance, research questions, data collection, analysis, application of findings, and dissemination. This article reports on a citizen science project conducted by 12 youth in the Karuk Tribe collaborating with university scientists. The youth participated in a research leadership development program conducted in their community located in rural/remote northern California. The youth led a community health and food security assessment survey using a mobile application tool ( = 212). They uncovered community concerns about the health of residents and healthfulness of food choices in schools, as well as a significant difference related to confidence in making healthy food choices between those who are and are not physically active. The Tribe applied the study findings with youth in alignment with cultural values and practices investing in developing community gardens, improving school food quality, and promoting native food practices that incorporate physical activities such as hiking, gathering, and preserving food. This study offers lessons for research collaborations among citizen scientists from communities underrepresented in health research and university scientists.
基于社区参与式研究原则的公民科学，涉及公民与专业研究人员在科学探究的实质性方面共同开展研究，包括在治理、研究问题、数据收集、分析、研究结果应用和传播等方面做出公平贡献。本文报道了12名卡鲁克部落青年与大学科学家合作开展的一个公民科学项目。这些青年参与了在他们位于加利福尼亚州北部农村/偏远地区的社区开展的研究领导力发展项目。这些青年使用一款移动应用工具开展了一项社区健康与粮食安全评估调查（ = 212）。他们发现社区对居民健康以及学校食物选择的健康程度感到担忧，并且发现经常锻炼和不经常锻炼的人在做出健康食物选择的信心方面存在显著差异。该部落根据这些研究结果，结合文化价值观和习俗，让青年参与开发社区花园、改善学校食物质量以及推广包含徒步、采集和保存食物等体育活动的本土食物习俗。这项研究为健康研究中代表性不足的社区的公民科学家与大学科学家之间的研究合作提供了经验教训。
