Open AccessConducting a Community “Street Survey” to Inform an Obesity Intervention
Author(s) -
Maghboeba Mosavel,
Dwala Ferrell,
Jessica Gokee LaRose,
Juan Lü,
Jodi Winship
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
family and community health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.464
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1550-5057
pISSN - 0160-6379
DOI - 10.1097/fch.0000000000000271
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , community based participatory research , obesity , participatory action research , intervention (counseling) , community health , citizen journalism , environmental health , survey research , gerontology , medicine , psychology , public health , sociology , political science , nursing , applied psychology , anthropology , law
Using a community-based participatory research approach, a citywide survey was conducted to explore perceptions of obesity and interventions to reduce obesity within an African American urban community. More than 1300 surveys were collected within 3 months; 92.9% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that obesity was an important health issue in the community and the majority indicated that family-based interventions were the preferred pathway for improving physical activity (86.0%) and nutrition (85.2%). Engaging community members in survey development and implementation was an effective approach to build local research capacity and establish a shared agenda of reaching a diverse sample of community residents.