Nuestro furturo saludable: connecting public health research and community development in partnership to build a healthy environment

Linda S. Martinez, Uchenna Ndulue and Flavia C. Peréa

Community Development, 2011, vol. 42, issue 2, 255-267

Abstract: Caribbean Latinos are the largest Latino group in Boston, primarily located in the Jamaica Plain (JP) neighborhood. There are various macro-level public health issues that result from the built environment in JP, factors which can create and sustain health disparities. Caribbean Latino youth are a priority group in JP, and it is important to address the causes of disparities early in life to promote good health. Presented here is an integrated research-and-action model to engage community stakeholders and researchers in designing an intervention to mitigate the negative health effects of the built environment and maximize community assets. The approach operates from a community empowerment model that allows public health practitioners, policy makers, researchers and residents to take an up-stream approach to improve health by focusing on the built environment, which is integral to community development.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2011.558206

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