Abstract

What I learned from years of working with low-income, at-risk youth, is that each has a big voice and a lot of ideas that they are eager to share. Because virtually everyone can learn to use a camera, photography is an accessible way for young people to express themselves. This is what made Photovoice such an ideal method to collect data at the Somersworth Youth Safe Haven, an after school program for at-risk youth living in low-income housing. Four middle and high school students from the Safe Haven agreed to share their perspectives on how the community environment impacts their health by photographing aspects of their communities, homes, and schools. Then, the children shared, discussed, and wrote captions for their favorite photographs. The overall objective of the study was to develop a better understanding of the relationship between the environment and nutritional health status of low-income youth by exploring the man-made elements of the environment.

Publication Date

Spring 4-1-2016

Series

UNH Undergraduate Research Journal

Journal Title

Inquiry Journal

Editor

Brigid C. Casellini

Mentor

Semra A. Aytur

Publisher

Durham, NH: Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research, University of New Hampshire

Document Type

Article

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