Understanding Newcomer Challenges and Opportunities to Accessing Nature and Greenspace in Riverdale, Hamilton, Ontario: A Neighborhood-Centered Photovoice Study.

Autor:	Kandasamy S; Infant, Child & Youth Health Lab, Department of Child & Youth Studies, Brock University, Ontario, Canada.; Chanchlani Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada., Kwan MY; Infant, Child & Youth Health Lab, Department of Child & Youth Studies, Brock University, Ontario, Canada.; Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.; Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada., Memon PK; Settlement Worker in Schools (SWIS) Program, YMCA of Hamilton, Burlington & Brantford, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada., Desai D; Chanchlani Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.; Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada., de Souza RJ; Chanchlani Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.; Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada., Montague P; Chanchlani Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada., Sherifali D; School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilt, Hamilton, Ontario, Canadaon, Ontario, Canada., Wahi G; Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada., Anand S; Chanchlani Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.; Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.; Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Health promotion practice [Health Promot Pract] 2024 Feb 05, pp. 15248399231225927. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 05.
DOI:	10.1177/15248399231225927
Abstrakt:	Background: Access to and engagement with greenspace is related to improved health benefits. We sought to collaborate with community members as partners in research and co-creators in knowledge to better understand which components within a newcomer-dense community help or hinder individual and community efforts to access greenspace and nature-based activities. Methods: We used photovoice methodology to engage with local residents in focus groups, photowalks, and photo-elicitation interviews. Themes were developed using direct content analysis. Results: A total of 39 participants (ages 11-70 years; median years in Canada of 3.25 years) were engaged in this program of research. From the analysis, we developed four themes: (a) peace and beauty; (b) memories of home; (c) safety and cleanliness; and (d) welcoming strengthened and new opportunities. Participants associated nature with peace, citing it as "under-rated" but "vital" to the neighborhood. Via photographs and stories, participants also shared a multitude of safety concerns that prevent their access to green/outdoor spaces for healthy active living programs or activities (e.g., woodchip-covered playgrounds, ample amounts of garbage littering the park and school grounds, lack of timely ice removal on sidewalks, limited safe biking paths, and unsafe motor vehicle practices at the crosswalks surrounding local parks). Conclusion: To translate the key ideas and themes into an informed discussion with policy and decision-makers, we held an in-person exhibition and guided tour where community members, the lead photovoice researcher, and SCORE! principal investigator shared information about each theme in the form of a pseudo-narrative peppered with prepared discussion questions.
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