Expanding Health Literacy

Stewart, Suzanne; Riecken, Ted; Scott, Tish; Tanaka, Michele T. D.; Riecken, Janet

doi:10.1177/1359105307086709

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“…12 However, our research and the process of the Prevention and Preservation project suggest that digital stories may be particularly relevant tools for health promotion in communities with strong oral history traditions, where lifelearning resides in stories 13,16 and in communities working to enhance community connection and/or intergenerational knowledge exchange. Iseke has also emphasized the value of the process of digital storytelling for strengthening community relationships, particularly in indigenous communities.…”

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“…20 Through the methodology of participatory action research, a non-prescriptive approach, a broad, holistic concept emerged of what it means to be healthy, incorporating personal wellness in body, mind and spirit, family support and community connection. 2,13 The flexibility of our focus and process allowed the youth to create stories that were relevant to their own experiences and communities, capturing youth voices in a way that more structured approaches to digital storytelling and explicit health promotion themes may not have facilitated. The importance of one's history, ancestors and ancestral lands were featured as key health-promoting factors.…”

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“…6,9 Digital storytelling workshops and the resulting outputs are a promising positive youth development approach, 10 as arts-based methods can be engaging processes in the development of health interventions. [11][12][13] In this context, the digital stories method can also highlight community connection and cultural continuity, two factors associated with resiliency and reduced negative health outcomes for First Nations individuals and communities. 14 The Assembly of First Nations has recommended that prevention strategies in First Nations communities adopt a health promotion and social determinants model that respects the unique language, culture and geography of each community.…”

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Digital stories as a tool for health promotion and youth engagement

Fletcher

Mullett

2016

Can J Public Health

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OBJECTIVES: To provide opportunities for intergenerational knowledge sharing for healthy lifestyles; to facilitate youth and Elder mentorship; and to increase the self-esteem of youth by celebrating identity, cultural practices and community connection through the creation and sharing of digital stories.PARTICIPANTS: A youth research team (8 youth) aged 13-25, youth participants (60 core participants and 170 workshop participants) and Elders (14) from First Nations communities. SETTING:The project was conducted with participants from several communities on Vancouver Island through on-site workshops and presentations.INTERVENTION: Youth and Elders were invited to a 3-day digital story workshop consisting of knowledge-sharing sessions by Elders and digital story training by the youth research team. Workshop attendees returned to their communities to develop stories. The group re-convened at the university to create digital stories focused on community connections, family histories and healthy lifestyles. During the following year the research team delivered instructional sessions in communities on the digital story process. OUTCOMES:The youth involved reported increased pride in community as well as new or enhanced relationships with Elders. CONCLUSIONS:The digital stories method facilitated intergenerational interactions and engaged community members in creating a digital representation of healthy lifestyles. The process itself is an intervention, as it affords critical reflection on historical, cultural and spiritual ideas of health and what it means to be healthy in an Aboriginal community. It is a particularly relevant health promotion tool in First Nations communities with strong oral history traditions.KEY WORDS: Health promotion; community based participatory research; indigenous population group; adolescent; digital story La traduction du résumé se trouve à la fin de l'article.

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Digital stories as a tool for health promotion and youth engagement

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Mullett

2016

Can J Public Health

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“…This has spurred research in the field to investigate expanded definitions of health literacy, leading to the need for more conceptually developed measures. 7,8 …”

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Findings Toward a Multidimensional Measure of Adolescent Health Literacy

Massey¹,

Prelip²,

Calimlim³

et al. 2013

Am J Hlth Behav

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Objective To explore a multidimensional measure of health literacy that incorporates skills necessary to manage one’s health environment. Methods We designed a questionnaire to assess variation in an expanded understanding of health literacy among publicly insured adolescents in California (N = 1208) regarding their health care experiences and insurance. Results Factor loading and item clustering patterns reflected in the exploratory principal components factor analysis suggest that the data are parsimoniously described by 6 domains. Conclusion This multidimensional measure becomes relevant in an era of health care reform in which many will for the first time have health insurance requiring them to navigate a system that uses a managed care model.

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“…Digital methods, such as PhotoVoice, digital storytelling, and participatory video, are examples of participantcentered, youth-focused research methods that have been used successfully across a wide range of academic disciplines and multiple geographic regions and may be one avenue through which to promote and support protective factors (Stewart et al, 2008;Foster-Fishman et al, 2010;Iseke and Moore, 2011;Cunsolo Willox et al, 2012b;de Lange and Geldenhuys, 2012;Hung et al, 2012;Jardine and James, 2012;Ohashi et al, 2012;Alrutz, 2013;Chonody et al, 2013;Genuis, 2013). In northern Canada, digital media, particularly films, have long been used in research and to share Inuit life and culture with broad audiences; examples are films such as The People's Land (Brody, 1976), Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change (Kunuk and Mauro, 2010), and People of a Feather (Heath, 2012).…”

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Youth-Led Participatory Video as a Strategy to Enhance Inuit Youth Adaptive Capacities for Dealing with Climate Change

Macdonald¹,

Ford²,

Willox³

et al. 2015

ARCTIC

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ABSTRACT. Rapid climatic and environmental changes experienced throughout the Canadian North are having significant impacts on the lives of Inuit, with implications for the future of the large Inuit youth population. Within the adaptation research and practitioner community, youth voices, perspectives, and involvement are essential in ensuring representative and sustainable adaptation strategies. This paper examines the potential of youth-led participatory video (PV) as a strategy to foster known protective factors that underpin the resilience of youth and their capacity to adapt to various stresses, including impacts of climate change. The work draws on a case study from the Inuit community of Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, Labrador, Canada, where a two-week PV workshop was conducted with seven youth and followed by in-depth interviews with participants and community members. The findings show that PV may be a pathway to greater adaptive capacities because the process connects to known protective factors that enhance resilience of circumpolar indigenous youth. PV also shows promise as a strategy to engage youth in sharing insights and knowledge, connect generations, and involve young Inuit in planning and decision making in general.Key words: participatory video; protective factors; resilience; adaptive capacity; climate change adaptation; youth; Inuit; Nunatsiavut; Arctic; Canada RÉSUMÉ. Les changements climatiques et environnementaux rapides qui surviennent dans le Nord canadien ont des répercussions importantes sur la vie des Inuits, avec des conséquences pour l'avenir de la grande population de jeunes Inuits. Au sein de la communauté de praticiens et de recherche sur l'adaptation, la voix des jeunes, leurs perspectives et leur participation sont essentielles pour assurer la mise en oeuvre de stratégies d'adaptation représentatives et durables. Cet article examine la possibilité de faire des vidéos participatives dirigées par les jeunes comme stratégie pour favoriser les facteurs de protection connus qui sous-tendent la résilience chez les jeunes et leur capacité d'adaptation face à divers agents stressants, notamment les conséquences du changement climatique. Le document s'inspire d'une étude de cas de la communauté des Inuits de Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, au Labrador, Canada, où un atelier sur la vidéo participative d'une durée de deux semaines a eu lieu avec sept jeunes, suivi d'entrevues approfondies avec des participants et des membres de la communauté. Les résultats démontrent que la vidéo participative pourrait être une façon d'améliorer les capacités d'adaptation parce que le processus est relié à des facteurs de protection connus qui améliorent la résilience des jeunes indigènes de la région circumpolaire. La vidéo participative s'avère également une stratégie prometteuse pour amener les jeunes à échanger leurs idées et connaissances, établir un lien entre les générations et faire participer les jeunes Inuits à la planification et à la prise de décisions en général.

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Expanding Health Literacy

Cited by 49 publications

References 16 publications

Digital stories as a tool for health promotion and youth engagement

Digital stories as a tool for health promotion and youth engagement

Findings Toward a Multidimensional Measure of Adolescent Health Literacy

Youth-Led Participatory Video as a Strategy to Enhance Inuit Youth Adaptive Capacities for Dealing with Climate Change

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