Cultural Connectedness as Obesity Prevention: Indigenous Youth Perspectives on Feast for the Future
| Autor: | Kristen Speakman, Danya Carroll, Jennifer Richards, Ventura Lovato, Katie Cueva, Sean Parker, Nicole Neault, Anna Sundbo, Allison Barlow |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Gerontology
Male Community-Based Participatory Research Pediatric Obesity 030309 nutrition & dietetics Social connectedness media_common.quotation_subject Medicine (miscellaneous) 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Health Promotion Indigenous 03 medical and health sciences Presentation 0302 clinical medicine Intervention (counseling) Photovoice Southwestern United States Humans Child media_common Obesity prevention 0303 health sciences Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Feeding Behavior Gardening Agriculture Indians North American Food systems Female business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of nutrition education and behavior. 52(6) |
| ISSN: | 1878-2620 |
| Popis: | Objective To describe a community-based obesity-prevention initiative that promoted cultural connectedness and traditional food revitalization and gained insight into youth participants’ perspectives on the program through a photovoice methodology. Methods Photovoice methods were used with fourth- and fifth-grade youths (aged 9–11 years) in the US Southwest who had participated in the Feast for the Future program. A total of 44 youths from 3 communities met for 8–9 sessions; they took photos of current food environments and traditional food systems, and discussed them as well as Feast for the Future and hopes for the future, and then prepared a final presentation. Photovoice sessions were recorded, transcribed verbatim, then open coded using Atlas.ti. Results Five common themes emerged: traditional food is farmed or gardened, traditional foods are healthy, Feast for the Future supported positive connections to culture, hope for more farming or gardening for future generations, and store or less nutrient-dense food is unhealthy. Conclusions and Implications Photovoice can be an effective way to engage Indigenous youths in conversations about their culture and food environments. The findings suggest that attention to revitalizing traditional food systems and supporting cultural connectedness may be an effective approach to obesity prevention in tribal communities, although future research would be needed to assess the impact of the intervention on obesity rates. |
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