title: "Picturing" health: a photovoice pilot of Latina girls' perceptions of health.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to conduct a pilot participatory needs assessment, using Photovoice to engage in a critical dialogue with preadolescent Latina girls about their perceptions of health and immediate health concerns. Seven Latina girls participated in the Photovoice study and held a photography exhibition for the community to display their photographs and quotes from their discussions. Eight themes about being healthy emerged. Conducting a needs assessment, which concentrates on the voices and needs of these girls, can be the first step to creating successful and cost-efficient programs and interventions specifically suited to this group.
authors.affiliation: General and Community Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Ohio 45229, USA. lisa.vaughn@cchmc.org
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Vaughn
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rojas-Guyler
authors.forename: Britteny
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Howell
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D015444:Exercise; D005195:Family Relations / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010781:Photography; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support