ArticleHealth promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals2021
Developing principles of social change as a result of a Pasifika Youth Empowerment Program: A qualitative study.
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- Developing principles of social change as a result of a Pasifika Youth Empowerment Program: A qualitative study.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2021Article
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issueEmpowerment is a concept over-used in health promotion, yet it is an important process that can used in developing the capacity and capability of young people for creating social change to improve healthier lives.
methodsThe Youth Empowerment Program (YEP), a pilot study aimed at empowering 15 youth (18-24 years) to lead healthier lives. We present secondary outcomes of the original YEP study, using focus groups and mobile-mentary approaches to capture the impact of the YEP through the youths' understanding of the program. Thematic analyses to examine the pragmatic usefulness of the empowerment program.
resultsWe identified three major themes: (aa) Knowledge: education and awareness of healthy living and understanding of the wider social health issues, compound the health complexities of obesity; (b) Youth as catalysts for change: the youth viewed themselves as agents of social change; and (c) Transformation: the youth recognised themselves as catalysts for change that can positively transform communities into action.
conclusionThis study contributes new insights and depth of understanding about how the empowerment program can strengthen the process of individual capacity in an effort to mobilise social change for the betterment of the whole community, particularly among indigenous Pasifika population groups. SO WHAT?: Developing empowerment principles will enable others to consider "how apply" empowerment more practically when working with young people and not use it flippantly with no real action-oriented outcome.
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