Partnering with Rural Farm Women for Participatory Action and Ethnography
Background: U.S. farm women experience poor access to health care and high rates of health disparities. Demographic shifts are increasing isolation and decreasing social capital for these women. Providing locally meaningful health care requires cultural-historical understanding gained through commun...
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Rural Nurse Organization; Binghamton University
2016-03-01
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| author | Christine Marie Eisenhauer Carol H. Pullen EdD Terry Nelson Sarah A. Kumm Jennifer L. Hunter |
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| description | Background: U.S. farm women experience poor access to health care and high rates of health disparities. Demographic shifts are increasing isolation and decreasing social capital for these women. Providing locally meaningful health care requires cultural-historical understanding gained through community partnership. Yet, rural farming communities present challenges to establish local-buy-in and participation for research collaboration.
Purpose: This article describes the steps taken to establish an action partnership between rural, farm women and a local researcher, and outlines lessons learned from using participatory approaches to inform ethnographic research.
Sample: Based in an agrarian county in the Northern Great Plains, a partnership between two farm women developed into a research study inclusive of 24 female informants (ages 22-92).
Methods: Ethnographic data (key informant interviews, focus groups, participant observation, artifact review, analytic memos, and reflective field notes) was analyzed thematically and the findings were examined reflexively to discern partnership building and participatory approaches that supported local community engagement with research.
Findings: Promoters of relationship building included: 1) identifying the community gatekeepers, 2) using locally familiar language, 3) using a culturally congruent approach to recruitment, 4) accommodating seasonal farm demands, and 5) capitalizing on enthusiasm and community resolve to build partnerships for action planning.
Conclusion: Local knowledge and sustained community presence are essential for rural nurses to engage in participatory action partnerships with rural farm women.
Keywords: Partnership, engagement, rural farm women, participatory action, ethnography
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v16i1.397 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-afa40d1f55644162b1eb0e013b8d4b022023-11-08T20:20:25ZengRural Nurse Organization; Binghamton UniversityOnline Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care1539-33992016-03-0116119521610.14574/ojrnhc.v16i1.397344Partnering with Rural Farm Women for Participatory Action and EthnographyChristine Marie Eisenhauer0Carol H. Pullen EdD1Terry Nelson2Sarah A. Kumm3Jennifer L. Hunter4University of Nebraska Medical Center, Norfolk, NEUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NEMount Marty College, Yankton, SDRural community stakeholderUniversity of Missouri-Kansas CityBackground: U.S. farm women experience poor access to health care and high rates of health disparities. Demographic shifts are increasing isolation and decreasing social capital for these women. Providing locally meaningful health care requires cultural-historical understanding gained through community partnership. Yet, rural farming communities present challenges to establish local-buy-in and participation for research collaboration. Purpose: This article describes the steps taken to establish an action partnership between rural, farm women and a local researcher, and outlines lessons learned from using participatory approaches to inform ethnographic research. Sample: Based in an agrarian county in the Northern Great Plains, a partnership between two farm women developed into a research study inclusive of 24 female informants (ages 22-92). Methods: Ethnographic data (key informant interviews, focus groups, participant observation, artifact review, analytic memos, and reflective field notes) was analyzed thematically and the findings were examined reflexively to discern partnership building and participatory approaches that supported local community engagement with research. Findings: Promoters of relationship building included: 1) identifying the community gatekeepers, 2) using locally familiar language, 3) using a culturally congruent approach to recruitment, 4) accommodating seasonal farm demands, and 5) capitalizing on enthusiasm and community resolve to build partnerships for action planning. Conclusion: Local knowledge and sustained community presence are essential for rural nurses to engage in participatory action partnerships with rural farm women. Keywords: Partnership, engagement, rural farm women, participatory action, ethnography DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v16i1.397https://rnojournal.binghamton.edu/index.php/RNO/article/view/397 |
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