In:
Health Promotion Practice, SAGE Publications, Vol. 13, No. 1 ( 2012-01), p. 18-28
Abstract:
This study describes a videovoice project implemented in post-Katrina New Orleans during a pivotal time in city rebuilding and revitalization. Videovoice is a health advocacy, promotion, and research method through which people get behind video cameras to research issues of concern, communicate their knowledge, and advocate for change. Using videovoice method, a community–academic–filmmaker partnership engaged 10 Central City neighbors, who took part in an 18-week training and community assessment. The resulting 22-min film premiered before more than 200 city leaders and residents, reached more than 4,000 YouTube viewers during its first 2 months online, and was shared through the distribution of 1,000 DVDs. Viewing further helped mobilize the community for action on three priority issues: affordable housing, education, and economic development. Challenges in using videovoice, including privacy issues and cost considerations in a resource-poor community, are discussed. Despite such challenges, this method may provide community–academic partnerships with the opportunity to equitably engage in research, produce independent media, and mobilize for action.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1524-8399
,
1552-6372
DOI:
10.1177/1524839910369070
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2012
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2036801-X
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