Vision Voice: A Multimedia Exploration of Diabetes and Vision Loss in East Harlem

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• Alternative Title:
  Prog Community Health Partnersh
• Personal Author:
  Ives, Brett ; Nedelman, Michael ; Redwood, Charysse ; Ramos, Michelle A. ; Hughson-Andrade, Jessica ; Hernandez, Evelyn ; Jordan, Dioris ; Horowitz, Carol R.
• Description:
  Background
  
  East Harlem, New York, is a community actively struggling with diabetes and its complications, including vision-related conditions that can affect many aspects of daily life.
  
  Objectives
  
  Vision Voice was a qualitative community-based participatory research (CBPR) study that intended to better understand the needs and experiences of people living with diabetes, other comorbid chronic illnesses, and vision loss in East Harlem.
  
  Methods
  
  Using photovoice methodology, four participants took photographs, convened to review their photographs, and determined overarching themes for the group’s collective body of work.
  
  Lessons Learned
  
  Identified themes included effect of decreased vision function on personal independence/mobility and self-management of chronic conditions and the importance of informing community members and health care providers about these issues. The team next created a documentary film that further develops the narratives of the photovoice participants.
  
  Conclusions
  
  The Vision Voice photovoice project was an effective tool to assess community needs, educate and raise awareness.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Anthropology Article Blindness Community-based Participatory Research Diabetes Diabetes Complications Diabetes Mellitus Female Health Communication Health Services Needs And Demand Humans Male Middle Aged Multimedia Needs Assessment Education New York Sociology And Social Phenomena Vision Loss

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• Source:
  Prog Community Health Partnersh. 9(3):335-343.
• Pubmed ID:
  26548784
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4780573
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  5U58DP001010/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; P30 ES023515/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States ; R24 MD001691/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1cde85fb25523f7f57bf97683500587c57b990fdefffc8e73aea876789baf951
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/38375/cdc_38375_DS1.pdf
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