Photovoice in a Toronto Community Partnership: Exploring the Social Determinants of Health With Homeless People

When working on social justice issues, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the problems faced. To maintain morale, it helps to be creative, have fun, and see results. In the spring of 2006, we were able to bring together a group of people to document, first hand, the daily experience of being homele...

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Published in:Progress in community health partnerships 2008-06, Vol.2 (2), p.129-136
Main Authors: Halifax, Nancy Viva Davis, Yurichuk, Fred, Meeks, Jim, Khandor, Erika
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Community-Based Participatory Research
Female
Homeless Persons
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Ontario
Photography
Prejudice
Self Concept
Social Justice
Social Marketing
Young Adult
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Summary:When working on social justice issues, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the problems faced. To maintain morale, it helps to be creative, have fun, and see results. In the spring of 2006, we were able to bring together a group of people to document, first hand, the daily experience of being homeless in the City of Toronto. Using photography and story telling, we were able to give voice to a population not often heard. Our powerful images reached out to the public through events and publications. This resulted not only in great coverage and discussion of the important issues we were addressing, but also in a successful and rewarding group project that benefited group members in many ways.
ISSN:1557-0541
1557-055X
1557-055X
DOI:10.1353/cpr.0.0015