In Spring 2009, the CHPPD Section put out a call for members for a photo journal demonstration projects. Awardees were asked to develop a photo journal of digital photos of 5-10 photographs with captions that illustrate the impact or historical context of health planning and policy development on communities. In all, 27 strong applications were received, and reviewed by three CHPPD Section members. Among these, the Section reviewers selected five projects. These five photo journals, when completed, will be presented at the 2010 APHA Annual Meeting in Denver. A detailed description of the five projects is available.
Using Story-Telling to Explain the Need for the Navajo Nation Commercial Tobacco-Free Act 2008 by Braden Nez, TEAM Navajo, gabriel54angle@yahoo.com, Arizona (USA).
TEAM Navajo, the Navajo Nation community, and several key tribal Council Delegates, will be introducing the Navajo Nation Commercial Tobacco-Free Act of 2009 in October. This legislation has received nationwide attention due that fact that if this legislation passes, it would not only be one of the most comprehensive tobacco control policy in the United States, but it would provide the impetus for other tribal nations to pass such policies on their own sovereign lands. Using a story-telling form, TEAM Navajo will develop a digital photo journal about this very important process.
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Braden Nez (front row, 1st left, kneeling with red and white checked shirt) with Team Navajo members
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| Jillian Penrod |
How Visual Cues in the Built Urban Environment Influence Health-Related Behaviors
by Jillian Penrod, University of South Florida College of Public Health, jpenrod@health.usf.edu, Florida (USA).
Jillian will tell a story of how the built environment uses visual cues to encourage health-related behaviors. Low-income urban populations have a different experience than those awarded more resources. She will catalogue the experience of a low-income Tampa community, specifically food availability, access to physical activity, transportation, and other aspects of communities that were planned without considering health objectives.
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| Michelle Teti |
Sharing Stories to Inform Prevention: A Photo Journal Exploration of the Challenges and Strengths of Women Living with HIV/AIDS by Michelle Teti, MPH, DrPH, mt79@drexel.edu, Drexel University School of Public Health, Pennsylvania (USA).
The proposed project will give five Women living with HIV/AIDS the opportunity to act as photojournalists, to tell the story of the women's daily strengths and challenges, and explore how to address and acknowledge the role that their complex life experiences play in their sexual decision-making more effectively in HIV prevention programming.
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| Emma Tsui |
Green Job Training in Baltimore
by Emma K. Tsui, MPH, PhD Candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, etsui@jhsph.edu, Maryland (USA).
Since the economic downturn and the slowing of construction in Baltimore in late 2008, JOTF has worked to develop a short training course to jumpstart graduates in green construction. This course caters to program graduates who have trouble securing jobs and results in a green building certification. The photo journal will tell the story of the progression of one class of students through JOTF’s green building certificate class.
Newark’s Face of Health Disparities by Marielos L. Vega, BSN, RN, New Jersey Medical School, Department of Family Medicine, vegama@umdnj.edu, New Jersey (USA).
Poverty remains a consistent problem in Newark, N.J., despite its revitalization in recent years. In 2007, a new model of engaging residents through Super Neighborhoods was initiated. Marielos will partner with representatives of the 10 established Super Neighborhoods to document Newark’s Face of Disparities.
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| Marielos Vega (third from left) with University Heights Super Neighborhood Coucil Members, Newark, New Jersey |