Through their eyes: Partnering with Youth from the Latin American Coalition

From February 2012

Recently for one of our studies looking at bettering health outcomes in specific neighborhoods around Charlotte, MAPPR partnered with the youth group, United 4 the Dream, from the Latin American Coalition.  These youth are incredibly bright and motivated and are making a difference in their community by publicly speaking out about social injustices aimed at the Hispanic/Latino community in Charlotte.

For this particular study, we wanted to gain a better understanding of the lived experience of a number of the neighborhoods with a higher number of Hispanic/Latino residents.  By partnering with the youth who live in the neighborhoods we were able to see through photographs the conditions and resources available (or not) for all residents of those neighborhoods.  The information the research team gained from the photographs the youth took were invaluable and very important to guide our study into its next steps.

MAPPR appreciates the time the youth and their coordinator Lacey Williams took in working with our research team. 

Contact Lacey if you would like to learn more about this group, at lwilliams@latinamericancoalition.org.

To learn more about this study, contact Brisa Hernandez at 704.304.7123 or email brisa.hernandez@carolinashealthcare.org.