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Capacity Building Across the Lifespan: Community-Based Participatory Research with Two Generations of Cambodian American Women Supported by NIMHD Grant R24MD004902 The following personal financial relationships with commercial interests relevant to this presentation existed during the past 12 months: No relationships to disclose.
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Capacity Building Across the Lifespan: Community-Based Participatory Research with Two Generations of Cambodian American Women
Supported by NIMHD Grant R24MD004902The following personal financial relationships with commercial interests relevant to this presentation existed during the past 12 months: No relationships to disclose.
Juliet P. Lee (1), Talaya Sin (1,2), Sean Kirkpatrick (3), Sotheavy Tan (3), Ann Rojas-Cheatham (3), Shadia Godoy (3), Roland Moore (1), Angelo Ercia (3), Mona Afary (4)
(1) Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 1995 University Ave #450, Berkeley, CA
(2) Cambodian Community Development, Inc., 624 Douglas Ave, Oakland, CA
(3) Community Health for Asian Americans, 268 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA
(4) Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants, 544 International Blvd, Suite #9, Oakland, CA
Co-Authors
Thavery HovSarouen Im
Phannara KhunKong Lap
Choun NornMaria San
Poly Yat TepMonica Then
Cambodian Women’s Group
Identify a priority health issue with leadership of Cambodian American women
Pilot test a community intervention with leadership of Cambodian American women
Build capacities of communities to engage in research for health improvement, and scientists to partner with communities
Project Aims
Grassroots: Cambodian Women’s Group Two generations Identify and address root causes Develop awareness of health in social
context
Approach
Cambodian Women’s Group
Trauma - the overarching issue Problem Alcohol Use Prescription Drug Misuse Housing Education Employment Domestic Violence Social Isolation Gambling Sense of Unity (Community Violence)
Analyzed Issues
Analyzed Need: Cambodian Community Center
Community Garden◦ Healthy, restful place to meet◦ Exercise◦ Reconnect with rural origins
Cambodian New Year Celebrations◦ Bridge factions within community◦ Intergenerational, alcohol-free gathering
Cambodian Cultural Exhibit◦ Bridge knowledge gap about trauma for youth◦ Bridge Cambodian and American contexts◦ Celebrate Cambodian identity
Pilot Intervention Components
Cambodian Community Gardens
• Two gardens established to date, third in process
• 129 Oakland Cambodians participated during project period
Cambodian New Year Celebrations
• Celebrations held in 2011, 2012• Attended by approx. 500 people each
year
Survey results• many older adults are socially
isolated
Survey results• seeing other Cambodians was the
best thing about the event
Cultural exhibit: Rhythm of the Refugee: A Cambodian Journey of Healing
Life stories of Oakland Cambodians, contextualized• Traumas of Khmer Rouge period• Legacies and new cultural forms in Oakland
Survey results: Best thing about the exhibit:
Pride in our culture
Language needs ◦ Simultaneous translation and interpretation
Mixed educational experiences◦ Team facilitation◦ Non-verbal means of conducting analyses
Traumatized population◦ Aim to reduce conflict and tension in group◦ Additional support may be needed
Safe space◦ Confidentiality reminders
Two generations: challenges
Analyses grounded in lived experiences◦ Holistic view across generation divide
New insights about health◦ Individual and family wellbeing closely connected
to community wellbeing New ideas about how to improve health
◦ Community center and component features◦ Engage youth with adults to bridge gaps
Innovations in research and program design◦ Complex interventions may synergistically address
complex and interrelated health issues
Two generations: Benefits
Funder: National Institutes on Minority Health and Health Disparities Collaborative partners: Community Health for Asian Americans (CHAA),
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), Cambodian Community Development, Inc. (CCDI), Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants (CERI)
Community gardens hosts: Harbor House of Oakland and City of Oakland Parks and Recreation
New Year’s Celebrations co-organizers: CWG, CCDI, CERI, CHAA, PIRE, with Asian Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS), East Bay Asian Youth Center (EBAYC), UC Berkeley Cambodian Student Association, Peralta Hacienda Historical Park, & SFSU Asian American Studies Program
Exhibit co-curators: CWG, CCDI, CHAA, & Peralta Hacienda Historical Park Photo credits: Roland S. Moore, Sean Kirkpatrick, Kampheak Va, S. Nadia
Hussain Thanks to the Community Advisory Board members and the many
volunteers and community members who contributed their creative ideas and energy to the project
Acknowledgements
Juliet P. LeePrevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 1995 University Ave. #450,Berkeley CA [email protected]; 510-883-5772
Sean KirkpatrickCommunity Health for Asian Americans, 268 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA [email protected]; 510-282-7550
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