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Scott D. Rhodes is with the Section on Society and Health, Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Division of Public Health Sciences, and the Maya Angelou Research Center on Minority Health, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC. Kenneth C. Hergenrather is with the Department of Counseling/Human and Organizational Studies, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Scott D. Rhodes, PhD, MPH, Section on Society and Health, Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1063 (e-mail: srhodes@wfubmc.edu).
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LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES continue to be disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic. North Carolina has one of the fastest-growing Latino communities in the United States and carries a disproportionate HIV infection burden.1,2 Nine recently arrived, monolingual (Spanish-speaking), immigrant Latino men in Winston-Salem, NC, used photovoice to explore HIV prevention within their communities.
Photovoice, a qualitative and exploratory methodology founded on the principles of constructivism, empowerment education, and documentary photography, enables participants to record and reflect on the strengths and concerns of their community through photographic images and group discussion.37 Photovoice involves a series of steps that include determining
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