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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Scott D. Rhodes, PhD, MPH, CHES1, Kristen W. Kovach, MPH(c)2, J. Matt Streng, MPH(c)2, Ramiro Arceo3, Michael O Royster, MD, MPH4, Eugenia Eng, DrPH5, Melicent Robinson1, Kimberlee Clifton6, Claudia Graham7, and Rosena West8. (1) Department of Health Behavior and Education, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, 319D Rosenau Hall, Campus Box #7440, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, (2) Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina, 308 Rosenau Hall, CB #7440, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7440, N/A, scott_rhodes@unc.edu, (3) Student Action with Farmworkers, 1317 West Pettigrew Street, Durham, NC 27705, (4) School of Public Health, Dept. of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina, CB 7440, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, (5) Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Rosenau Hall - Campus Box 7400, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400, (6) Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc., PO Box 52119, 1301 Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27707, (7) Strengthening The Black Family, Inc., 568 East Lenior Street, PO Box 28716, Raleigh, NC 27611, (8) Wake County Government, Southern Regional Center, Fuquay Varina, NC
While research strategies continue to explore community participation to develop "knowledge for action," adolescent participation poses unique challenges that deserve further dialogue and research. Some of these challenges include the power differentials between adolescents and adult representatives from public agencies, academic institutions and funding sources; the differing priorities and realities of adolescence that may preclude participation in partnerships; institutional barriers to the participation of adolescents; and, the limited resources currently existing to measure constructs typically associated with community capacity, social action and social change. These challenges negatively impact the ability to ensure adolescent participation in developing appropriate interventions.
This presentation will describe the lessons learned during the planning and implementation of two community-based initiatives: an intervention designed to affect health behaviors associated with chronic disease within three lower-income, African American communities, and a photovoice project designed to identify and understand issues of importance among Latino youth. These initiatives, one known as Project SELF Improvement and the second known as Realidad Latina, have struggled with adolescent non-token representation and true partnership in decision-making. In this presentation we will describe the process of initiating adolescent participation; highlight the challenges faced and the successes reached; explore the next steps of adolescent participation; and prioritize issues for further research in ensuring that adolescents have an equal voice within the research process.
Learning Objectives: By the conclusion of this presentation, the participant will be able to
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: none
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.