STEAM in Action: Youth Environmental Health Literacy Survey Results from Rural Arizona

Survey and qualitative data from the STEAM in Action project, which trained youth in environmental justice communities in rural Arizona. The resource includes pre- and post-survey results, focus group transcripts, and Photovoice outputs from two community-based trainings. It was authored by Kunal Palawat and last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing changes in youth motivation for environmental action based on survey results showing 83% increased motivation.
• Studying community-identified environmental issues like pollution and health concerns based on qualitative data from Photovoice and focus groups.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of hands-on training methods like environmental monitoring and data visualization in building environmental health literacy.

Strengths

• Includes quantitative survey results from 36 youth participants.
• Employs multiple qualitative methods like Photovoice, focus groups, and participant observation for triangulation.
• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0 for reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 59.3 KB PDF file; the underlying raw data and column definitions are unavailable.
• Row count and specific data structure are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The geographic scope is limited to two specific rural communities in Arizona.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Community-based participatory research using surveys, Photovoice, environmental monitoring, focus groups, and interviews.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 05:43:36; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Environmental justice communities in rural Arizona.