scholarly journals Where PYD Meets CBPR: A Photovoice Program for Latino Immigrant Youth

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Andrade ◽  
I. C. Cubilla ◽  
G. Sojo-Lara ◽  
S. D. Cleary ◽  
M. C. Edberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Immigrant Youth ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Program Testing ◽  
Latino Immigrant Youth ◽  
Latino Immigrant ◽  
Langley Park

Community engagement in identifying issues of collective concern to address health disparities is an approach that is central to conducting community-based participatory research. It is particularly important for youth to be engaged in dialogue around issues that affect their lives. Participation of this nature is understood, within a Positive Youth Development (PYD) approach, to be an element of primary prevention vis a vis health risks. Photovoice has been an increasingly used methodology to enable youth to identify and address issues relevant to their daily experiences. We implemented a six-week Photovoice project guided by a PYD approach with Latino immigrant youth (n=12) from Langley Park, MD. This article describes the experiences of facilitators in implementing the program, testing a new curriculum, and also presents results related to changes in PYD assets among participants. We also offer recommendations for future Photovoice programs with similar populations and aims.

scholarly journals Where PYD Meets CBPR: A Photovoice Program for Latino Immigrant Youth

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Andrade ◽  
I. C. Cubilla ◽  
G. Sojo-Lara ◽  
S. D. Cleary ◽  
M. C. Edberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Immigrant Youth ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Program Testing ◽  
Latino Immigrant Youth ◽  
Latino Immigrant ◽  
Langley Park

Community engagement in identifying issues of collective concern to address health disparities is an approach that is central to conducting community-based participatory research. It is particularly important for youth to be engaged in dialogue around issues that affect their lives. Participation of this nature is understood, within a Positive Youth Development (PYD) approach, to be an element of primary prevention vis a vis health risks. Photovoice has been an increasingly used methodology to enable youth to identify and address issues relevant to their daily experiences. We implemented a six-week Photovoice project guided by a PYD approach with Latino immigrant youth (n=12) from Langley Park, MD. This article describes the experiences of facilitators in implementing the program, testing a new curriculum, and also presents results related to changes in PYD assets among participants. We also offer recommendations for future Photovoice programs with similar populations and aims.

Picturing Adelante

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Idalina Cubilla-Batista ◽  
Elizabeth L. Andrade ◽  
Sean D. Cleary ◽  
Mark C. Edberg ◽  
William D. Evans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Latino Youth ◽  
Community Based Interventions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Langley Park

We applied Photovoice, an innovative methodology, in order to enhance participation by Latino youth living in Langley Park, MD in community-based participatory research (CBPR) and in the ongoing Adelante Positive Youth Development intervention. This study sought to: 1) expand our understanding of current needs and experiences of Latino youth and update our information on the evolving Marketplace; 2) involve youth in the process of developing CBPR intervention and social marketing components; and 3) build skills in photography, critical thinking, and community activism among Latino youth. Using Photovoice, we engaged twelve Latino youth, including six recently arrived to the U.S. and six second generation immigrants, in a dialogue about peer, family, community, and health issues affecting Latinos. Through six sessions, participants developed photography skills, used photographs to stimulate critical thinking and discussion, and suggested solutions for emergent issues. Sixty pictures selected for group discussion all corresponded to one of the three main domains of inquiry: 1) Strengths and needs of Langley Park, 2) Latino youth experiences, and 3) Community health assets and risks. Participants organized a photography exhibition and community forum to raise awareness about important findings. Both recently arrived and second generation Latino youth have important perspectives to share that guide and refine ongoing targeted CBPR interventions. Findings from this study shed light on the most relevant topics for community-based interventions, advocacy, and social marketing campaigns needed in this community. Photovoice is a useful tool for social marketing formative research targeting immigrant youth sub-groups.

scholarly journals Adelante Ambassadors: Using Digital Media to Facilitate Community Engagement and Risk-Prevention for Latino Youth

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 81-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Barrett ◽  
Ricardo Villalba ◽  
Elizabeth Andrade ◽  
Allison Beltran ◽  
W. Douglas Evans
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Immigrant Youth ◽  
Latino Youth ◽  
Risk Prevention ◽  
Latino Immigrant Youth ◽  
Latino Immigrant

Digital and social media are now widely used to promote engagement in health programs and improve health behaviors across a variety of age groups and domains. However, limited research exists on applying culturally relevant, new media interventions specific to Latino immigrant youth. This paper describes the pilot Adelante Youth Ambassador program for Latino immigrant youth, which used digital media and community-based participatory research to build positive youth development (PYD) assets as a prevention mechanism to reduce co-occurring health risks of substance use, sexual risk, and interpersonal violence. We worked collaboratively with adolescents to create video content as a conduit for Adelante-branded messages to be disseminated on the program’s social media platforms. Using an active audience engagement methodology, youth participants informed the development of prevention messages, scripts for the videos, and acted in videos. Participants disseminated content to their social media networks and engaged peers in dialogue about topics addressed in the videos. Using pre and post tests, we evaluated changes in PYD assets (Civic Action Competence, Confidence, Connection to Community, and Connection to Peers) and skills related to digital media use, communication, and advocacy. The program used innovative branding and social media strategies to engage Latino youth in health risk prevention.

Communities that Care

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail A. Fagan ◽  
J. David Hawkins ◽  
David P. Farrington ◽  
Richard F. Catalano
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Positive Interactions ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Youth Behavior ◽  
Communities That Care ◽  
Prevention System ◽  
Effective Community

Evidence-based, prevention-oriented, and community-driven approaches are advocated to improve public health and reduce youth behavior problems, but there are few effective models for doing so. This book advances knowledge about this topic by describing the conditions and actions necessary for effective community-based prevention. The chapters review the ways in which communities can promote readiness to engage in prevention among local stakeholders; build and maintain diverse, well-functioning prevention coalitions; conduct local needs and resource assessments; collectively decide on prevention priorities; select evidence-based interventions that are a good fit with prioritized community needs, resources, and context; and implement evidence-based interventions (EBIs) with fidelity and sustain them over time. The Communities That Care (CTC) prevention system is described in detail to illustrate effective community-based prevention. CTC is a coalition-based prevention system shown to promote healthy youth development and reduce youth behavior problems community wide. It does so by assisting communities to: (1) increase awareness of and support for EBIs; (2) encourage positive interactions between community residents and youth; (3) conduct local needs assessments and collectively decide on priorities to target with EBIs; (4) implement EBIs that are matched to prioritized needs; and (5) ensure that EBIs are coordinated across community organizations, implemented with fidelity, widely disseminated, and evaluated. The book describes the development and evaluation of the CTC system, including how its developers used community-based participatory research to ensure that CTC could be feasibly implemented and employed rigorous research methods to assess the degree to which use of the system reduced adolescent behavior problems.

scholarly journals Adolescent Experiences from Participating in Extracurricular and Community-based Activities

EDIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2005 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary V. Barnett
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Developmental Changes ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
The Family ◽  
Youth Activities

There is little debate remaining in the field of youth development that participation in extracurricular and community-based youth activities (sports, school and community organizations, arts groups, etc.) provides a rich context for positive youth development. Research has found that structured youth activities encourage positive youth development. Now we need to examine critically why and how as well as what types of developmental changes occur within the context of youth activities (Benson & Saito; 2000; Roth et al., 1998; Dworkin, Larson & Hansen, 2003). This document is FCS2239, one of a series of the Family, Youth and Community Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date: December 2005. 

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