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0000-0002-1133-4466
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Jožef Stefan Institute
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
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Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 21-01-2021
Abstract: Growing socioeconomic and structural disparities within and between nations have created unprecedented health inequities that have been felt most keenly among the world’s youth. While policy approaches can help to mitigate such inequities, they are often challenging to enact in under-resourced and marginalized communities. Community-engaged participatory action research provides an alternative or complementary means for addressing the physical and social environmental contexts that can impact health inequities. The purpose of this article is to describe the application of a particular form of technology-enabled participatory action research, called the Our Voice citizen science research model, with youth. An overview of 20 Our Voice studies occurring across five continents indicates that youth and young adults from varied backgrounds and with interests in erse issues affecting their communities can participate successfully in multiple contributory research processes, including those representing the full scientific endeavor. These activities can, in turn, lead to changes in physical and social environments of relevance to health, wellbeing, and, at times, climate stabilization. The article ends with future directions for the advancement of this type of community-engaged citizen science among young people across the socioeconomic spectrum.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 10-2021
DOI: 10.1111/OBR.13345
Abstract: Prevenir la obesidad entre los jóvenes latinos que viven en Estados Unidos y en países latinoamericanos requiere reconocer la especificidad de los contextos y las interacciones entre actividad física (AF) y entorno construido (EC). El objetivo de este artículo es avanzar en la agenda de investigación sobre el EC y la AF con el fin de prevenir la obesidad en Latinoamérica y entre los jóvenes latinos de Estados Unidos mediante (1) la identificación de indicadores del entorno que contribuyan en el diseño de intervenciones y políticas (2) la identificación de enfoques metodológicos interdisciplinarios para el estudio de la relación compleja que se establece entre el EC y la AF y (3) la presentación de estudios de casos sobre programas de EC que promueven la AF. Un grupo de científicos estadounidenses y latinoamericanos trabajó en colaboración para proponer nuevos indicadores sobre el EC, establecer enfoques metodológicos que permitan estudiar la relación compleja entre EC y AF, y revisar estudios de caso sobre programas de EC que promueven la AF en ambas regiones. Como resultado, se identificaron lagunas de conocimiento, se propusieron indicadores del entorno (como el paisaje, el diseño de las calles, los patrones de movilidad, la delincuencia y la seguridad), se revisaron enfoques metodológicos (análisis de redes sociales, métodos de ciencia ciudadana) y se analizaron estudios de caso de programas del EC que promueven la AF (calles para el juego, desplazamiento activo a la escuela e intervenciones en el entorno escolar). La prevención de la obesidad entre los jóvenes latinos y latinoamericanos exige una investigación avanzada del EC y de la AF que aborde las prioridades específicas de cada contexto y permita intercambiar las lecciones aprendidas.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 06-04-2021
DOI: 10.1111/OBR.13236
Abstract: To prevent obesity among Latino youth in the United States and Latin America, it is necessary to understand the specific context and interplay of physical activity (PA) and the built environment (BE). This paper aims to advance the research agenda of BE and PA for obesity prevention in Latin America and among Latino youth in the United States by (1) identifying environmental indicators to inform the design of interventions and policy, (2) identifying interdisciplinary methodological approaches for the study of the complex association between BE and PA, and (3) presenting case studies of PA‐promoting BE programs. A group of U.S. and Latin American scientists collaboratively worked to propose innovative indicators of the BE, methodological approaches for the study of the complex association between BE and PA, and review case studies of PA‐promoting BE programs in both regions. The results identified gaps in knowledge, proposed environmental indicators (e.g., landscape, street design, mobility patterns, and crime and safety), reviewed methodological approaches (social network analysis, citizen science methods), and case studies illustrating PA‐promoting BE programs (i.e., play streets, active school transport, and school setting interventions). The obesity prevention among Latino and Latin American youth requires advanced research on BE and PA addressing context‐specific priorities and exchanging lessons learned.
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