julie st. john, ma, mph joseph r. sharkey, phd barbara f. sharf, phd thelma aguillon, chw
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Perspectives from CHWs as researchers in a nutrition participatory observation project in South Texas colonias. Julie St. John, MA, MPH Joseph R. Sharkey, PhD Barbara F. Sharf, PhD Thelma Aguillon, CHW. Hidalgo County, TX. Socio-demographics. Hidalgo County: Population: 655,202 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Julie St. John, MA, MPH
Joseph R. Sharkey, PhD
Barbara F. Sharf, PhD
Thelma Aguillon, CHW
Perspectives from CHWs as researchers in a nutrition participatory observation
project in South Texas colonias
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Hidalgo County, TX
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Socio-demographicsHidalgo County: Population: 655,202 90% Hispanic 13.4% unemployment rate 36% below FPL 50% high school graduate or
higher 83% speak a language other
than English at home 60% uninsured > 20% live in colonias
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Colonias Definition of Colonias: unregulated
residential areas lacking basic services (water, electricity, roads, etc.) and infrastructure
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Colonias Low-income housing areas Key characteristics:
- Low cost (minimal down & minimal monthly payments)
- Self-built dwellings - Physical conditions improve over time- Low-density settlements (ETJ)
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Colonias Substandard “neighborhoods”
Lack basic services Inadequate infrastructure
(roads/drainage/electricity/water) Mixture of housing types
Recycled materials Trailers Self-built
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Colonias
Canal in back of house shown above
Houses in a San Carlos colonia
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Colonia Resident Characteristics
High rates of diabetes and obesity Persistent poverty Sub-standard housing Low educational levels High unemployment rates
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Participatory Observation Project (POP)
Purpose:
Test a complex form of participant observations focusing on actual food-related behaviors of family members as observed by researchers in the families’ colonia homes
Underlying goal:
Demonstrate the effectiveness of using CHWs to conduct research in a community setting.
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POP Teams Bilingual Promotora (community health
worker) & formally trained researcher
Team members involved in developing protocol
Trained in ethnographic methodologies
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Training
-Developed home observation guide -Ethnography workshops on conducting participant observations and writing detailed field notes
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Promotora Role ShiftTraditional & Emerging roles/competencies:Health promotionEducationOutreachcommunity organizingFacilitationProblem solving/solution findingProgram planning/implementation
POP role:Conduct research
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POP
Families recruited by promotoras from two clusters of colonias
Eight different families for one weekend day and two half-days
Document feasibility of PO in colonia households
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Gift Baskets
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Home Observations
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Debrief
Identified issues: Dietary decision-making patternsCultural practices within the geographic & cultural setting of the colonias Meanings ascribed to these patterns by family members.
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POP Team
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Acknowledgement: The Center for Community Health Development participated in this pilot project as part of the Integrated Health Outreach Systems Project (Project # 053651) funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Center for Community Health Development is a member of the Prevention Research Centers Program, supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cooperative agreement number 5U48 DP000045.
Contact InformationCenter for Community Health Development
School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center
2101 South McColl Rd.
McAllen, Texas 78503
(956) 668-6337, [email protected]
http://www.cchd.us/