title: Collective knowledge sharing as a social justice strategy: the difference it made in a service project about preterm birth disparity.
abstract: Knowledge about how health disparities are created and sustained from those affected is needed. Collective knowledge sharing is one way to redefine and revalue dialogue and critique processes with the aim of promoting just relationships of knowledge production. This article describes how a community service project focused on using collective knowledge sharing as a social justice strategy with health ministry volunteers produced insights about preterm birth disparity issues. Project insights related to (1) the connection between faith and health, (2) the significance of family and congregational stories, and (3) the importance of praising assets in the context of disparity recognition.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington School of Nursing, Department of Psychosocial & Community Health, Box 357263, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. dboutain@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Doris M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Boutain
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology; D003142:Communication; D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D003256:Community Participation; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D019359:Knowledge; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012935:Social Justice; D014838:Volunteers / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration