Publications

One approach, endless applications.

Our Voice is proud to partner with institutions around the world to launch citizen science projects ranging from environmental justice to age-friendly walking paths. 

Though the Our Voice approach can be tailored to nearly inumerable project topics, recent research topics have included walking environments, food environments, biking environments, social environments, mental health, physical activity, safety and violence prevention, wellbeing and quality of life, age-friendly environments, school & campuses, parks and green spaces, transportation, housing, disability access, work environments, substance abuse, and civic engagement.  

 

Featured Articles

Enabling the promise of healthy longevity through regular physical activity: Navigating the challenges and unlocking the opportunities

A.C. King, Enabling the promise of healthy longevity through regular physical activity: Navigating the challenges and unlocking the opportunities, The Journal of nutrition, health and aging (2024), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnha.2024.100413

Fostering collective action for adolescent well-being: citizen science in a Colombian semi-rural area

Guerra AM, De La Vega-Taboada E, Sarmiento OL, Banchoff A, King AC, Stephens D, Revollo LD, Revollo AP, Montes F. (2024). Fostering collective action for adolescent well-being: citizen science in a Colombian semi-rural area. Health Promotion International, 39 (5), daae144. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daae144; PubMedID 39471398.

Partnering with Communities to Understand Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) Impacts on Access to Shared Micromobility

McClain EK, Walker K, Kumar G, Bright A, Aziz K, Banchoff AW, Doueiri ZN, King AC, Mitra SK. Partnering with communities to understand social determinants of health (SDoH) impacts on access to shared micromobility. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024;21(11):1488. doi:10.3390/ijerph21111488.

Urban Care for Unpaid Caregivers: Community Voices in the Care Block Program, in Bogotá, Colombia

Guevara-Aladino P, Sarmiento OL, Rubio MA, Gómez-García LM, Doueiri ZN, Martínez D, King AC, Hurtado-Tarazona A, Banchoff A, Guzman LA, Alvarez-Rivadulla MJ, Palencia L. (2024). Urban care for unpaid caregivers: Community voices in the Care Block Program, in Bogotá, Colombia. J Urban Health, published online: 24 September 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-024-00899-z. DOI 10.1007/11524-024-00899-z; PubMedID 39316308.

Toowoomba Healthy Towns: A citizen science initiative on active transport in Regional South-East Queensland, Australia

Kolbe-Alexander T, Gardiner PA, Banchoff A, Schmidt A, Covery-Hansen M, King AC. (2024, in press). Toowoomba Healthy Towns: A citizen science initiative on active transport in Regional South-East Queensland, Australia. J Physical Activity & Health. 

Sustainable Lifestyle Among Office Workers (the SOFIA Study): Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Bälter K, King AC, Fritz J, Tillander A, Halling Ullberg O. Sustainable Lifestyle Among Office Workers (the SOFIA Study): Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2024;13:e57777

Who benefits? A mixed methods study assessing community use of a major metropolitan park during the COVID-19 pandemic.

O’Connor, A., Resendiz, E., Nason, L., Eyler, E., Brownson, R., Reis, R., Banchoff, A., King, A.C., Salvo, D. J Urban Health. Forthcoming (Accepted 14 May, 2024).

Bringing micro to the macro: how citizen science data enrich geospatial visualizations to advance health equity

Shamsi Soltani, Jessica A. Hinman, Isela Blanco-Velazquez, Ann W. Banchoff, Maria I. Campero, Lorene M. Nelson & Abby C. King. Journal of Maps, 2023. 

Citizen science applied to building healthier community environments: advancing the field through shared construct and measurement development

Hinckson E, Schneider M, Winter SJ, Stone E, Puhan M, Stathi A, Porter MM, Gardiner PA, Lopes dos Santos D, Wolff A, King AC. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2017.


Our Voice Impact

"This experience has changed my life.  I see inadequacies everywhere I go as it relates to pedestrian access and safety.  I even stop [at] construction sites to remind them to be considerate of the handicapped in our community.  Thank you all so much for this awareness and empowerment to require change."

~ Pam Jiner, GirlTrek Advocacy Leader, Denver CO