Adelante Ambassadors: Using Digital Media to Facilitate Community Engagement and Risk-Prevention for Latino Youth

Adelante Ambassadors: Using Digital Media to Facilitate Community Engagement and Risk-Prevention for Latino Youth

Digital and social media are now widely used to promote engagement in health programs and improve health behaviors across a variety of age groups and domains. However, limited research exists on applying culturally relevant, new media interventions specific to Latino immigrant youth. This paper desc...

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Main Authors: Nicole Barrett, Ricardo Villalba, Elizabeth Andrade, Allison Beltran, W. Douglas Evans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Youth Development
Subjects:
youth
adolescents
positive youth development
latinos
immigrants
hispanics
user-generated content
social media
prevention
Online Access:http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/513

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