Community-Based Approaches to Reducing Health Inequities and Fostering Environmental Justice through Global Youth-Engaged Citizen Science

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dc.contributor.authorKing, Abby C
dc.contributor.authorOdunitan-Wayas, Feyisayo A
dc.contributor.authorChaudhury, Moushumi
dc.contributor.authorRubio, Maria Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorBaiocchi, Michael
dc.contributor.authorKolbe-Alexander, Tracy
dc.contributor.authorMontes, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorBanchoff, Ann
dc.contributor.authorSarmiento, Olga Lucia
dc.contributor.authorBälter, Katarina
dc.contributor.authorHinckson, Erica
dc.contributor.authorChastin, Sebastien
dc.contributor.authorLambert, Estelle V
dc.contributor.authorGonzález, Silvia A
dc.contributor.authorGuerra, Ana María
dc.contributor.authorGelius, Peter
dc.contributor.authorZha, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorSarabu, Chethan
dc.contributor.authorKakar, Pooja A
dc.contributor.authorFernes, Praveena
dc.contributor.authorRosas, Lisa G
dc.contributor.authorWinter, Sandra J
dc.contributor.authorMcClain, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorGardiner, Paul A
dc.contributor.authoron behalf of the Our Voice Global Citizen Science Research Network
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-18T10:56:57Z
dc.date.available2021-10-18T10:56:57Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-21
dc.date.updated2021-02-05T14:10:01Z
dc.description.abstractGrowing 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.en_US
dc.identifierdoi: 10.3390/ijerph18030892
dc.identifier.apacitationKing, A. C., Odunitan-Wayas, F. A., Chaudhury, M., Rubio, M. A., Baiocchi, M., Kolbe-Alexander, T., ... (2021). Community-Based Approaches to Reducing Health Inequities and Fostering Environmental Justice through Global Youth-Engaged Citizen Science. <i>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health</i>, 18(3), http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35266en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKing, Abby C, Feyisayo A Odunitan-Wayas, Moushumi Chaudhury, Maria Alejandra Rubio, Michael Baiocchi, Tracy Kolbe-Alexander, Felipe Montes, et al "Community-Based Approaches to Reducing Health Inequities and Fostering Environmental Justice through Global Youth-Engaged Citizen Science." <i>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health</i> 18, 3. (2021) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35266en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKing, A.C., Odunitan-Wayas, F.A., Chaudhury, M., Rubio, M.A., Baiocchi, M., Kolbe-Alexander, T., Montes, F. & Banchoff, A. et al. 2021. Community-Based Approaches to Reducing Health Inequities and Fostering Environmental Justice through Global Youth-Engaged Citizen Science. <i>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.</i> 18(3) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35266en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - King, Abby C AU - Odunitan-Wayas, Feyisayo A AU - Chaudhury, Moushumi AU - Rubio, Maria Alejandra AU - Baiocchi, Michael AU - Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy AU - Montes, Felipe AU - Banchoff, Ann AU - Sarmiento, Olga Lucia AU - Bälter, Katarina AU - Hinckson, Erica AU - Chastin, Sebastien AU - Lambert, Estelle V AU - González, Silvia A AU - Guerra, Ana María AU - Gelius, Peter AU - Zha, Caroline AU - Sarabu, Chethan AU - Kakar, Pooja A AU - Fernes, Praveena AU - Rosas, Lisa G AU - Winter, Sandra J AU - McClain, Elizabeth AU - Gardiner, Paul A AU - on behalf of the Our Voice Global Citizen Science Research Network AB - 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. DA - 2021-01-21 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 3 J1 - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2021 T1 - Community-Based Approaches to Reducing Health Inequities and Fostering Environmental Justice through Global Youth-Engaged Citizen Science TI - Community-Based Approaches to Reducing Health Inequities and Fostering Environmental Justice through Global Youth-Engaged Citizen Science UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35266 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18030892
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/35266
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKing AC, Odunitan-Wayas FA, Chaudhury M, Rubio MA, Baiocchi M, Kolbe-Alexander T, et al. Community-Based Approaches to Reducing Health Inequities and Fostering Environmental Justice through Global Youth-Engaged Citizen Science. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(3) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35266.en_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Human Biologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen_US
dc.source.journalissue3en_US
dc.source.journalvolume18en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph
dc.subjecthealth inequities
dc.subjectcommunity-based
dc.subjectcitizen science
dc.subjectparticipatory research
dc.subjectyouth
dc.subjecthealth promotion
dc.subjecthealth equity
dc.subjectdigital health
dc.subjectbuilt environment
dc.titleCommunity-Based Approaches to Reducing Health Inequities and Fostering Environmental Justice through Global Youth-Engaged Citizen Scienceen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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