scholarly journals Photo-Based Evaluation: A Method for Participatory Evaluation With Adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 109821402092778
Author(s):  
Deinera Exner-Cortens ◽  
Kathleen C. Sitter ◽  
Marisa Van Bavel ◽  
Alysia Wright
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Youth Engagement ◽  
Youth Health ◽  
Visual Evaluation ◽  
Healthy Relationships ◽  
Visual Research ◽  
Translation Tools

Actively engaging adolescents in meaningful program evaluation is a topic of growing interest. One possibility for such engagement is the use of photographs as part of visual evaluation, so that youth can directly engage with the research process. In this Method Note, we describe the development and implementation of a participatory, photo-based evaluation method for youth health promotion/prevention programs. Youth in this study were participants in a gender-transformative healthy relationships program for boys. We present literature supporting the use of photographs as a visual research method and for involving youth as active participants in evaluation, and explore the feasibility, utility, and acceptability of this innovative application of existing methods based on researcher experience and youth feedback. We conclude with implications for photo-based evaluation of health promotion/prevention programs, highlighting the promise of this method for promoting critical youth engagement in evaluation and the creation of meaningful knowledge translation tools.

Health Behavior Research and School and Youth Health Promotion

1997 ◽  
pp. 263-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven H. Kelder ◽  
Elizabeth W. Edmundson ◽  
Leslie A. Lytle
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Youth Health

scholarly journals Digital stories as a tool for health promotion and youth engagement

2016 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. e183-e187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Fletcher ◽  
Jennifer Mullett
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Youth Engagement ◽  
Digital Stories

scholarly journals Implementation of Health Promotion Competencies in Ireland and Italy—A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (24) ◽  
pp. 4992
Author(s):  
Barbara Battel-Kirk ◽  
Margaret M. Barry
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Reference Groups ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Key Informants ◽  
National Reference ◽  
Country Level

This paper reports on a case study that explored the broader contextual factors influencing the implementation of the CompHP Core Competencies at a country level in Ireland and Italy between 2011 and 2018. The sample comprised key informants who were Health Promotion experts and were knowledgeable about how the competencies had been used in their country. These experts formed National Reference Groups that guided the research process in each country and helped identify additional key informants. Qualitative methods were utilized consisting of a desk review and semi-structured interviews. The data from each country were analyzed separately using a thematic analysis approach, with the findings then compared and reviewed by the National Reference Groups. A total of 26 interviews were completed (13 in each country). The findings show that both the focus and rate of progress of implementing the competencies differed across the two countries and that this reflected their levels of Health Promotion infrastructure and capacity development. A lack of awareness of the competencies was identified as a major limiting factor in implementation in both countries, of particular concern in relation to employers and decision-makers. While the case study focused on implementing the competencies in two European countries, there are insights from their experience that can inform implementation in other countries. The study also begins to address the gap in empirical evidence on the use and impact of Health Promotion competencies and the factors that influence their implementation.

Suicide prevention and mental health promotion in adolescents: Lessons learned from the SEYLE “Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe” program

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (S3) ◽  
pp. 573-573
Author(s):  
J.-P. Kahn
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Suicidal Behaviors ◽  
Awareness Program ◽  
Young Lives

IntroductionThe “Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe” (SEYLE) has gathered 12,395 high school students in 10 countries (including 1007 students in the Lorraine Region). It has been funded by the FP7 European program and coordinated by the Karolinska Institute. Its main goals were to encourage teenagers to adopt healthier behaviors by reducing risk behaviors and suicidal behaviors, to assess the benefits from various prevention programs and recommend evidence based and culturally adapted mental health promotion programs for teenagers.Inclusion and methodSEYLE is a randomized control trial evaluating 3 mental health prevention programs:– a program training school staff to identify and refer students at suicidal risk (QPR);– a mental health sensibilization program, aimed at the students (the Awareness program);– a mental health professional screening program, through self-report questionnaires and clinical interview.These prevention programs were compared to a minimal intervention control group. The students (aged 14–16 years old) filled a 127 items questionnaire at Baseline, M3 and M12.ResultsThe most salient results of this research have shown:– the efficacy on suicidal behaviors of prevention programs in schools, in particular the Awareness program (the mental health sensibilization universal program);– the existence of an invisible group of students at risk (highly sedentary students with poor sleep and media overexposure);– a high prevalence of depressive (10.5%) and (5.8%) anxious symptoms as well as non-suicidal injuries (7.8%) in European adolescents.Discussion and perspectivesThis study has provided evidence of the efficiency of mental health awareness programs in schools to decrease the number of suicides and suicidal behaviors in teenagers and to better identify “at risk” students.

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