Planting Healthy Roots: Using Documentary Film to Evaluate and Disseminate Community-Based Participatory Research

摘要

The study purpose was twofold: (1) to evaluate a documentary film featuring the formation and implementation of a farmers’ market and (2) to assess whether the film affected awareness regarding food access issues in a food desert community with high rates of obesity. The coalition model of filmmaking, a model consistent with a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach, and personal stories, community profiles, and expert interviews were used to develop a documentary film (Planting Healthy Roots). Evaluation demonstrated high levels of approval and satisfaction with the film and CBPR essence of the film. The documentary film aligned with a CBPR approach to document, evaluate, and disseminate research processes and outcomes.