Browsing by Subject "community-based"

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    Community-Based Approaches to Reducing Health Inequities and Fostering Environmental Justice through Global Youth-Engaged Citizen Science
    (2021-01-21) King, Abby C; Odunitan-Wayas, Feyisayo A; Chaudhury, Moushumi; Rubio, Maria Alejandra; Baiocchi, Michael; Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy; Montes, Felipe; Banchoff, Ann; Sarmiento, Olga Lucia; Bälter, Katarina; Hinckson, Erica; Chastin, Sebastien; Lambert, Estelle V; González, Silvia A; Guerra, Ana María; Gelius, Peter; Zha, Caroline; Sarabu, Chethan; Kakar, Pooja A; Fernes, Praveena; Rosas, Lisa G; Winter, Sandra J; McClain, Elizabeth; Gardiner, Paul A; on behalf of the Our Voice Global Citizen Science Research Network
    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 diverse 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.
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    Disability Studies poster collection from Africa Day 2012
    (2012) Disability Studies Division
    This poster collection, developed by the Disability Studies Division and presented for Africa Day in May 2012, address the issue of disability from a range of social justice, inclusion and developmental perspectives. Poster 1 looks at the inclusion of disability in the University of Cape Town; Poster 2 explores residential options for intellectually disabled adults in the Western Cape; Poster 3 outlines the roles, purpose and scope of the Disability Studies Unit itself; and Poster 4 explores how the childhood experiences of community disability workers (CDWs) in rural communities in South Africa, Botswana and Malawi influenced their career choices and how their current experiences influence their work.