Salud de la mujer: using fotonovelas to increase health literacy among Latinas. Prog Community Health Partnersh 2010;4(1):25-30
Date
04/07/2010Pubmed ID
20364075DOI
10.1353/cpr.0.0106Scopus ID
2-s2.0-77953692225 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 15 CitationsAbstract
BACKGROUND: There is an identified need for health literacy strategies to be culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate.
OBJECTIVES: The goal of our community-based participatory research (CBPR) project related to health and nutrition is to demonstrate that active community involvement in the creation of health education fotonovelas that are relevant to culture, ethnicity, gender, social class, and language can increase the health literacy of women in a disadvantaged community.
METHODS: We recruited 12 women to take part in our pilot fotonovela intervention about healthy eating and nutrition. Pre- and post-test assessments of knowledge, attitudes, and behavior around nutrition were given at baseline and will be collected after the completion of the project.
RESULTS: We hypothesize that post-test assessments of our participants will reveal increased nutrition knowledge as well as positive changes in attitudes and behavior toward healthy eating.
CONCLUSIONS: We believe that our fotonovelas will represent experiences of community members and encourage good health practices by increasing knowledge and cooperation among community members.
Author List
Sberna Hinojosa M, Hinojosa R, Nelson DA, Delgado A, Witzack B, Gonzalez M, Farias R, Ahmed S, Meurer LAuthors
Linda N. Meurer MD, MPH Professor in the Family Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinDavid A. Nelson PhD Professor in the Family Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Community-Based Participatory ResearchFeeding Behavior
Female
Health Literacy
Health Promotion
Health Status Disparities
Humans
Photography
Pilot Projects
Urban Population
