 | The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
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| The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
Randolph Rowel, PhD, Public Health Program, Morgan State University, 1700 E. Coldspring Lane, 343 Jenkins Building, Baltimore, MD 21251, 443-885-3138, rrowel@morgan.edu and Rena G. Boss-Victoria, DrPH, MSN, RN, CNS, "Public Health Program", Morgan State University, 1700 E Cold Spring Lane, Jenkins Bldg, Room 343, Baltimore, MD 21251.
Problem:
The Hip-Hop culture is the dominant youth popular culture in America and serves as a unifying force transcending racial, ethnic, and geographic boundaries. One out of every ten records sold in America is Hip-Hop, and practically every sector of American society recognizes it as a powerful movement. Health professionals seldom use the influence of Hip-Hop to promote healthy lifestyles among youth and young adults.
To address this problem the Youth Popular Institute along with HRSA’s Bureau of Primary Health Care and other partners, sponsored a national youth summit in Washington, D.C., October 31 to November 3, 2002. More than 200 youth and young adults (14 to 24 years of age) attended this summit which was evaluated by the Morgan State University Public Health Program (MSU PHP) Center for HIV Prevention, Evaluation, Policy and Research.
Method:
Under the leadership of MSU PHP faculty, student volunteers collected qualitative and quantitative information to: 1) assess the effectiveness of the summit; and 2) determine the attitudes, knowledge and beliefs of the young adult participants about HIV/AIDS and the vaccine trials.
Results:
High ratings were given for the 30 youth led workshops. Participates offered several suggestions on how adults might use their culture to promote positive health behaviors. Content analysis of workshop recordings documented youth opinions about the influence of Hip-Hop in areas such as, HIV/AIDS, marijuana, spirituality, and bioterrorism. Based on findings, suggestions for designing programs that use Hip-Hop culture to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors and participation in HIV vaccine trials were developed.
Learning Objectives:
Keywords: Evaluation, Youth
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Morgan State University Public Health Program Center for HIV Prevention, Evaluation, Policy and Research
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.