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    A pilot project to increase health literacy among youth from seasonal farmworker families in rural eastern North Carolina: a qualitative exploration of implementation and impact

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    Mendez, Israel M.; Pories, Mary Lisa; Cordova, Leah; Malki, Andreina; Wiggins, Melinda F.; Lee, Joseph G. L.
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    Objective There are substantial health inequalities for seasonal agricultural workers and their families in the United States. One identified inequality is in health literacy. The authors explored the implementation and impact of connecting youth from seasonal farmworker families who participated in a leadership and college pipeline program with Internet access by providing a tablet with a paid cellular data plan and university library–based health literacy training. Methods With the support of a National Network of Libraries of Medicine Health Information Outreach Award, we conducted a qualitative, utilization-focused evaluation by conducting semi-structured interviews from December 2017 through February 2018 with middle and high school age participants in the program (n=10). After parental consent and youth assent, we recorded interviews with participants at program activity locations or in their homes. We then utilized inductive thematic analysis with 2 primary coders. Results We identified four themes: (1) having access to the Internet can be transformative, (2) access resulted in increased knowledge of and interest in one’s own and others’ health, (3) “Google” is the norm, and (4) participant training increased self-efficacy to determine credible sources and resources. Conclusion Providing Internet access and iPads was possible to implement and resulted in increased utilization of health information. The combination of Internet access with training on information literacy was a key factor in achieving these positive outcomes. The findings suggest the importance of ensuring equitable access to the Internet in efforts to improve educational and health outcomes for seasonal farmworkers and their families.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7849
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    2019-04
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    Mendez, Israel M., & Pories, Mary Lisa, & Cordova, Leah, & Malki, Andreina, & Wiggins, Melinda F., & Lee, Joseph G. L.. (April 2019). A pilot project to increase health literacy among youth from seasonal farmworker families in rural eastern North Carolina: a qualitative exploration of implementation and impact. Journal of the Medical Library Association, (107:2), p.179–186. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7849

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    Mendez, Israel M., and Pories, Mary Lisa, and Cordova, Leah, and Malki, Andreina, and Wiggins, Melinda F., and Lee, Joseph G. L.. "A pilot project to increase health literacy among youth from seasonal farmworker families in rural eastern North Carolina: a qualitative exploration of implementation and impact". Journal of the Medical Library Association. 107:2. (179–186.), April 2019. March 01, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7849.
    Chicago:
    Mendez, Israel M. and Pories, Mary Lisa and Cordova, Leah and Malki, Andreina and Wiggins, Melinda F. and Lee, Joseph G. L., "A pilot project to increase health literacy among youth from seasonal farmworker families in rural eastern North Carolina: a qualitative exploration of implementation and impact," Journal of the Medical Library Association 107, no. 2 (April 2019), http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7849 (accessed March 01, 2021).
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    Mendez, Israel M., Pories, Mary Lisa, Cordova, Leah, Malki, Andreina, Wiggins, Melinda F., Lee, Joseph G. L.. A pilot project to increase health literacy among youth from seasonal farmworker families in rural eastern North Carolina: a qualitative exploration of implementation and impact. Journal of the Medical Library Association. April 2019; 107(2) 179–186. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7849. Accessed March 01, 2021.
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