Community-Based Approaches to Reducing Health Inequities and Fostering Environmental Justice through Global Youth-Engaged Citizen Science

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

on behalf of the Our Voice Global Citizen Science Research Network¹  Ana María Guerra²  Felipe Montes²  Chethan Sarabu³  Pooja A. Kakar³  Peter Gelius⁴  Lisa G. Rosas⁵  Michael Baiocchi⁵  Abby C. King⁵  Paul A. Gardiner⁶  Estelle V. Lambert⁷  Feyisayo A. Odunitan-Wayas⁷  Elizabeth McClain⁸  Tracy Kolbe-Alexander⁹  Sebastien Chastin^1,10  Katarina Bälter^1,11  Olga Lucia Sarmiento^1,12  Silvia A. González^1,12  Maria Alejandra Rubio^1,12  Praveena Fernes^1,13  Erica Hinckson^1,14  Moushumi Chaudhury^1,14  Caroline Zha^1,15  Sandra J. Winter^1,15  Ann Banchoff^1,15 

[1] ;Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, 111711 Bogotá, Colombia;Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA;Department of Sport Science and Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany;Departments of Epidemiology & Population Health and Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA;Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia;Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport Research Centre (HPALS), Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7725, South Africa;Research Institute, Health and Wellness Center, Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, Fort Smith, AR 72901, USA;School of Health & Well Being, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, QLD 4305, Australia;School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK;School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Department of Public Health Sciences, Mälardalen University, Box 883, 721 23 Västerås, Sweden;School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, 111711 Bogotá, Colombia;School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H 0XG, UK;School of Sport and Recreation, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 92006, New Zealand;Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA;

关键词: health inequities;    community-based;    citizen science;    participatory research;    youth;    health promotion;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph18030892

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Growing socioeconomic and structural disparities within and between nations have created unprecedented health inequities that have been felt most keenly among the world’s youth. While policy approaches can help to mitigate such inequities, they are often challenging to enact in under-resourced and marginalized communities. Community-engaged participatory action research provides an alternative or complementary means for addressing the physical and social environmental contexts that can impact health inequities. The purpose of this article is to describe the application of a particular form of technology-enabled participatory action research, called the Our Voice citizen science research model, with youth. An overview of 20 Our Voice studies occurring across five continents indicates that youth and young adults from varied backgrounds and with interests in diverse issues affecting their communities can participate successfully in multiple contributory research processes, including those representing the full scientific endeavor. These activities can, in turn, lead to changes in physical and social environments of relevance to health, wellbeing, and, at times, climate stabilization. The article ends with future directions for the advancement of this type of community-engaged citizen science among young people across the socioeconomic spectrum.

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