272050 It's About Health: Voices from Montgomery County, MD

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 1:30 PM - 1:34 PM

Mischka Garel, MPH , JHU National Children's Study Center, Johns Hopkins University, Rockville, MD
Sarah Deardorff, MFA , Center for Child & Human Development, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Deborah Perry, PhD , Center for Child & Human Development, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
The JHU National Children's Study Center used Video Voice as a participatory video training technique that put video cameras in the hands of eight Neighborhood Ambassador community members. Video Voice essentially means giving a ‘voice' to community participants, allowing them to explore particular issues and topics visually and verbally in a way that may be more effective than using words alone. This enabled them to explore, document and think critically about what they and the communities they represent believe is important to childhood development in Montgomery County, while providing a form of creative expression. The product of this endeavor, “It's About Health: Voices from Montgomery County, MD”, features the process and the benefits of using the technique in this format to enhance the understanding of community outreach staff. The film also provides a visual media tool that highlights what health means to Montgomery County residents and the concerns and priorities of local parents when it comes to growing healthy children.

Learning Areas:
Environmental health sciences
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate how the use of the video voice technique can be an important tool in training neighborhood ambassadors/community health workers to conduct outreach in their local communities. Identify at least four emerging themes related to what Montgomery County residents prioritize and define as health.

Keywords: Child Health, Environment

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the study manager for the Johns Hopkins University National Children's Study Center and have over 10 years experience working in maternal and child health research, advocacy and program development.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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