Abstract
This study adapted Photovoice methodology for younger participants to better understand the perceptions of urban African American youth on their food environments and diets. Youth (n = 17, ages 10–13 years) photographed and described, using novel narrative-based activities, the myriad places they regularly acquired “junk food” from environments saturated with such but differed in their assessments of the availability and desirability of more nutritious alternative foods. Youth often discussed specific foods as well as peers and adults in their lives as either entirely “healthy” or “unhealthy.” This concrete thinking should be considered when designing messaging strategies to improve diets in similar populations. Overall, Photovoice is an engaging and effective method to engage youth in efforts to improve food environments and diets.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 394-405 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 3 2017 |
Keywords
- African American
- Photovoice
- diet
- food environment
- nutrition
- urban
- youth
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health