Abstract
Drawing from a socioecological framework of health, this community-based participatory research study examined key cultural health perspectives of transitionally housed, food insecure Indigenous children (aged 8–12 years) by utilizing talking circles and a 4-day photovoice (PV) curriculum. In total, 18 Indigenous children portrayed their health perceptions by taking photographs of their living environment and categorizing photos as healthy, unhealthy, or mixed. And, 10 of the 18 children completed pre- and post-evaluations, where data elucidated that urban Indigenous children experiencing food and housing insecurity demonstrate unique holistic and socioecological perceptions about health. Healthy themes included nutrition, gardening, interpersonal relationships, food sovereignty, water quality, and natural and built environments. Unhealthy themes included cumulative stress, food insecurity, access and cost, screen time, smoking, and violence. We found that implementing these robust insights into urban Indigenous obesity prevention interventions could significantly drive success. This approach may benefit children with similar socioecological strengths and vulnerabilities.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 894-905 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Qualitative Health Research |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The authors would like to acknowledge funding from the University of Minnesota IDEA Multicultural Research Award and the American Indian Housing Community Organization Garden Project. The last author would like to acknowledge funding from the National Institute of Health 1P30DK092950 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), UC-Denver-CDTR for this manuscript.
Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The authors would like to acknowledge funding from the University of Minnesota IDEA Multicultural Research Award and the American Indian Housing Community Organization Garden Project. The last author would like to acknowledge funding from the National Institute of Health 1P30DK092950 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), UC-Denver-CDTR for this manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords
- Indigenous health
- food insecurity
- food sovereignty
- health beliefs
- photovoice
- place based healing
- qualitative
- upper midwest US