title: Videovoice: community assessment in post-Katrina New Orleans.
abstract: This study describes a videovoice project implemented in post-Katrina New Orleans during a pivotal time in city rebuilding and revitalization. Videovoice is a health advocacy, promotion, and research method through which people get behind video cameras to research issues of concern, communicate their knowledge, and advocate for change. Using videovoice method, a community-academic-filmmaker partnership engaged 10 Central City neighbors, who took part in an 18-week training and community assessment. The resulting 22-min film premiered before more than 200 city leaders and residents, reached more than 4,000 YouTube viewers during its first 2 months online, and was shared through the distribution of 1,000 DVDs. Viewing further helped mobilize the community for action on three priority issues: affordable housing, education, and economic development. Challenges in using videovoice, including privacy issues and cost considerations in a resource-poor community, are discussed. Despite such challenges, this method may provide community-academic partnerships with the opportunity to equitably engage in research, produce independent media, and mobilize for action.
authors.affiliation: University of California, School of Public Health, Berkeley, California, USA. catalani@berkeley.edu
authors.forename: Caricia E C V
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Catalani
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Veneziale
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Shawna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herbst
authors.forename: Brittany
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Springgate
authors.forename: Meredith
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minkler
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D055867:Cyclonic Storms; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D055820:New Orleans; D014741:Video Recording