Explore the Data

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Guiding Question: How do different features of the environment affect community health and well-being in Rasi Salai?

Purpose: This community-driven inquiry informs local researchers, grassroots organizations, and government stakeholders about population health, the built environment, and the political ecology of Rasi Salai. We hope this research will guide compensation and restoration efforts to restore community health.

Three-Step Approach: 37 citizen scientists used Stanford’s Discovery Tool mobile app to document features of their communities that impact their ability to lead healthy lives. They then reviewed their own findings, prioritized areas for change, and continued to mobilize to promote improvements that will support community health.

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Discover Your Community

‣ Citizen scientists used the Discovery Tool to collect geocoded audio narratives and photographs about neighborhood features that they perceive as positively and negatively affecting their healthy living.

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Discuss Findings

‣ Citizen scientists reviewed the data and trained in advocacy skills during a community meeting to prioritize their most pressing issues. 

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Advocate for Local Change

‣ Citizen scientists generated solutions to advocate for social and environmental health improvements that leverage key stakeholders, local decision-makers, and policy makers.

sampling of photos

collected with the Discovery Tool by citizen scientists

"I took a picture of this community grocery store because I am impressed with it. Everyone here can participate in managing the store. When we first built the grocery store, we raised funds and then we bought this piece of land. And also, we got fund

"I took a picture of this community grocery store because I am impressed with it. Everyone here can participate in managing the store. When we first built the grocery store, we raised funds and then we bought this piece of land. And also, we got funding from the government, it was a project called SME, from a long time ago. So, we started from that and then we put our money to buy the piece of land and then we made it communal. Everyone could get involved and we decided to have this grocery store to generate our income by putting our share in the store."

"This fishing gear is called 'jaan.' I use it to catch fish."

"This fishing gear is called 'jaan.' I use it to catch fish."

"I use this stick to get red ant eggs. I made it myself. Before the dam construction, you could find the red ant eggs so easily, and they live on a very low tree, so it’s easy to get them. But now you can tell that my stick is very long because nowad

"I use this stick to get red ant eggs. I made it myself. Before the dam construction, you could find the red ant eggs so easily, and they live on a very low tree, so it’s easy to get them. But now you can tell that my stick is very long because nowadays red ants live on tall trees and it’s very hard to find them. There’s not a lot in the past days, and when I go out hunting for the red ant eggs I have to stand on the boat. I have to use my legs to balance myself- it’s hard to hunt the ants nowadays."

"This fishing net is called 'Dan Glua' in Isaan. It’s a good fishing gear. It can create income in my family. When I catch fish, I can sell fish for 200 or 300 baht. But I don’t get to use it a lot these days."

"This fishing net is called 'Dan Glua' in Isaan. It’s a good fishing gear. It can create income in my family. When I catch fish, I can sell fish for 200 or 300 baht. But I don’t get to use it a lot these days."

"I took a picture of the jackfruit tree over there and also the rice field. This is off-season rice, we grow rice here. But before, we would go to the wetlands to grow rice, but we cannot do that anymore after the dam's construction."

"I took a picture of the jackfruit tree over there and also the rice field. This is off-season rice, we grow rice here. But before, we would go to the wetlands to grow rice, but we cannot do that anymore after the dam's construction."

"This communal racing boat belongs to Dong Daeng Temple. People in 4 or 5 different villages put the money to buy the boat. We bought the boat so that we can join the racing boats competition. It's good because people in the community can exercise by

"This communal racing boat belongs to Dong Daeng Temple. People in 4 or 5 different villages put the money to buy the boat. We bought the boat so that we can join the racing boats competition. It's good because people in the community can exercise by doing the boat racing. This year, we have already started to rehearse to practice. Tomorrow, we are also going to do the practice to join the annual competition. Last year we got seven awards from the competition. It's water sports for our community."