title: Cameras and community health.
abstract: Photography projects are an alternative teaching method that can be easily integrated into community programs with adolescents and children. This article provides a brief review of the use of photography in documenting social and health issues. Two examples of community photography projects with easily ignored populations are described. These projects gave a voice to participants and allowed them to demonstrate their creativity with cameras. An implementation guide is presented to provide concrete suggestions for implementing community photography projects.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 64108, USA. kellypj@umkc.edu
authors.forename: Patricia J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Eldonna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sylvia
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Ann Kuckelman
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Cobb
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Veal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010781:Photography; D011203:Poverty; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control; D035862:Vulnerable Populations