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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
4111.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - Table 5

Abstract #113745

Using photovoice to engage faith-based communities

Toshia Davis, MS, CHES1, Robert W. Strack, PhD, MBA2, John W. Hatch, DrPH, MSW1, Anita P. Holmes, JD, MPH1, and Kay A. Lovelace, PhD, MPH2. (1) General Baptist State Convention, Center for Health and Healing, 200 Meredith Drive, Suite 103, Durham, NC 27713, 919-572-6374, toshia.davis@c4hh.org, (2) Department of Public Health Education, University of North Carolina Greensboro, P.O. Box 26170, 437 HHP Building, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170

African American churches have historically been the center of the African American community and leaders in advocacy and social change issues. This presentation will describe how a youth photovoice project engaged African American churches in an effort to address the influences of tobacco on their community. The photovoice project, entitled Picture Me Tobacco Free©, is a component of the North Carolina “Tobacco.Reality.Unfiltered.” campaign and promotes youth tobacco prevention and cessation in the African American population. Picture Me Tobacco Free© is conducted through a partnership between a statewide association of African American Baptist churches and a local university. Through the project, youths' pictures and captions became a platform to discuss tobacco related issues, create awareness among the faith community and motivate change. Some of the successes of the project include the youth initiation of smoke-free church ground policies and a greater awareness of tobacco among the statewide church leadership. The presentation will describe key elements that led to the successful implementation of the photovoice method in the faith-based community. Challenges and opportunities will also be addressed as a means for creating dialogue around the continuing role of social advocacy within the African American church.

Learning Objectives:

  • At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to

    Keywords: Faith Community, Tobacco

    Presenting author's disclosure statement:

    I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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