Laura,

I will look forward to purchasing a copy of your book once published.
Congratulations on your book and your well-deserve research awards.  Your
are an inspiration!

I'd like to stay in touch and hear about upcoming projects of yours.

Thanks again for sharing.

Marty


On 11/25/08 1:52 PM, "Laura Nimmon" <nimmon at interchange.ubc.ca> wrote:


> Dear Marty,

> For my research I conduced a qualitative critical ethnographic case study.

> Data was collected with pre and post individual and focus group interviews and

> observational notes.  My study found that the photonovel functioned as an

> effective health literacy tool due to the use of visuals and simplified

> language.  My results also showed the the participatory photonovel process

> formed community and increased the women's feelings of self importance.

> Most interestingly, there was a subtle, yet notable shift in the women's

> consciousness around nutrition.  Before the study, the women felt seemingly

> helpless about their changes in diets upon migration.  After the study, there

> was a shift in their focus and they talked about what they could do to change

> their diets and get more exercise.  This movement from disempowered to

> empowered was profoundly powerful, and was very meaningful to me as the

> researcher.

> 

> This study can be found at:

> Nimmon L. (2007). Within the eyes of the people: Using a photonovel as a

> consciousness-raising health literacy tool with ESL-speaking immigrant women.

> Canadian Journal of Public Health, 98(4), 337-340.

> 

> On behalf of the Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH), the

> Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), the Canadian Public Health

> Initiative (CPHI) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), I won a

> Canadian Population and Public Health Masters Research Award for my research

> with photonovels and immigrant women.  It was also shortlisted for the

> Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada Masters Research Award.

> 

> This study is being published into a book, but I cant decide the title yet.

> Something like: 

> Breaking Out With Photonovels: A Consciousness Raising Health Literacy Project

> With ESL Speaking Immigrant Women.

> Should be out this spring on amazon.com

> 

> Have a great day,

> 

> Laura

> 

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> Laura Nimmon 

> Ph.D Student

> Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellow

> Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Senior Graduate Trainee

> www.photonovel.ca

> 

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> -----Original Message-----

> 

>> Date: Mon Nov 24 19:29:46 PST 2008

>> From: "Marty Romney" <mromney at comcast.net>

>> Subject: [HealthLiteracy 2508] Re: Evidence-based? ... Literacy benefits?

>> To: "The Health and Literacy Discussion List" <healthliteracy at nifl.gov>

>> 

>> Dear Laura,

>> 

>> Thank you so very much!  The information you have provided is exceedingly

>> helpful and I will look for the article.  I am finding it a challenge to

>> find validated qualitative instruments used with photonovellas. How else can

>> you demonstrate that your interventions have had a positive impact?

>> 

>> I am actually reading some qualitative research texts but see no references

>> to photonovellas.

>> 

>> Thanks again - have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and good luck with your

>> doctoral work.

>> 

>> marty

>> 

>> 

>> On 11/24/08 12:08 AM, "Laura Nimmon" <nimmon at interchange.ubc.ca> wrote:

>> 

>>> Dear Marty,

>>> 

>>> I thought you might find this South African study interesting:

>>> 

>>> James, et al. (2005), used a pre-post test follow up design to study the

>>> effects of a systematically developed photonovel on knowledge, attitudes,

>>> communication, and behavioral intentions with respect to sexually

>>> transmitted

>>> infections after a single reading by 1,168 secondary school students in

>>> South

>>> Africa. James, et al. found that reading the photonovel contributed to a

>>> more

>>> positive attitude to condom use in male and female learners six weeks after

>>> the intervention. The study shows that an effect was also found on future

>>> intentions to use condoms in the next year. The authors noted that these

>>> positive attitudes are important in influencing intentions to use condoms;

>>> however, they suggested that there needs to be further educational

>>> strategies

>>> that encourage open communication about AIDS because awareness, positive

>>> attitudes, and knowledge about the problem may not be sufficient to create

>>> actual behavioural change. Therefore, while the authors found photonovels to

>>> be an ef

>>>  fective strategy to access youth and prepare them for adequate preventive

>>> behaviours, the study also identified the need to combine print media with

>>> other planned theory-based interventions that build confidence and skills to

>>> initiate the preventive behaviour.

>>> 

>>> James, S., Reddy, P., Ruiter, R., Taylor, M., Jinabhai, C., Van Empelen, P.,

>>> et al. (2005). The effects of a systematically developed photo-novella on

>>> knowledge, attitudes, communication and behavioural intentions with respect

>>> to

>>> sexually transmitted infections among secondary school learners in South

>>> Africa. Health Promotion International, 20(2), 157-165

>>> 

>>> Laura

>>> 

>>> -

>>> Laura Nimmon 

>>> Ph.D Student

>>> Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellow

>>> Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Senior Graduate Trainee

>>> www.photonovel.ca

>>> 

>>> Language and Literacy Education

>>> University of British Columbia

>>> 2125 Main Mall

>>> Vancouver, BC

>>> Canada V6T 1Z4

>>> 

>>> 

>>> 

>>> 

>>> -----Original Message-----

>>> 

>>>> Date: Sat Nov 22 03:38:37 PST 2008

>>>> From: "Marty Romney" <mromney at comcast.net>

>>>> Subject: [HealthLiteracy 2504] Re: Evidence-based? ... Literacy benefits?

>>>> To: "The Health and Literacy Discussion List" <healthliteracy at nifl.gov>

>>>> 

>>>> I welcome everyone's thoughts on the evaluation piece.

>>>> 

>>>> Thanks,

>>>> 

>>>> Marty

>>>> 

>>>> 

>>>> On 11/20/08 2:30 PM, "Julie McKinney" <julie_mcKinney at worlded.org> wrote:

>>>> 

>>>>> I'm glad that Marty brought up evaluation! So...John, Susan and others,

>>>>> can we call phonovellas an "evidence-based" strategy? For public health?

>>>>> How about for literacy teaching?  (My guess is it's not an easy yes or

>>>>> no!)

>>>>> 

>>>>> We have not heard from many adult literacy teachers: for you all, what

>>>>> benefits do you see in literacy gains using photonovellas vs. other

>>>>> authentic materials?

>>>>> 

>>>>> And one question for Susan: what is the difference between using a

>>>>> phonotovella and using the TWS (teach with stories)method?

>>>>> 

>>>>> Thanks to all for great questions and answers!

>>>>> 

>>>>> Julie

>>>>> 

>>>>> Julie McKinney

>>>>> Health Literacy List Moderator

>>>>> World Education

>>>>> jmckinney at worlded.org

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