Community-Based Participatory Health Research [electronic resource] : Issues, Methods, and Translation to Practice.

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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I: Issues; Chapter One: Community-Based Participatory Research: An Introduction; Community-Based Research; Community-Based Participatory Research: The Basics; Community-Based Research and Community Involvement; Community Organizing for Partnership Development; Principles for Working with Communities; Health Disparities and Health Equity; Cultural Competence in Community-Based Research; Culturally Competent Research; Summary; References

Chapter Two: Building Partnerships in Community-Based Participatory ResearchMetropolitan Atlanta Violence Prevention Partnership; Methods for Optimizing Partnerships Between Community Members and Researchers; Sensitivity to Community Intelligence Capitalizing on Existing Community Awareness; Human Relationships: How Important are They in Conducting CBPR?; Translation of CBPR Strategies Into 21St Century Health Status Solutions; References; Chapter Three: Community-Based Participatory Research Use or Abuse: The U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee

Persistent Health Challenges in the Black Population Throughout the United StatesSpheres of Ethics and CBPR; Applying CBPR to Current Public Health Challenges in the 21st Century; References; Chapter Four: A View From the Community: African American, Hispanic, and African Immigrant Perspectives; The African American Community; The Hispanic Community; The African Immigrant Community; References; Chapter Five: Public and Private Investments and Resources for Community-Based Participatory Research; Public Sector Investments in CBPR; Private Sector Investments in CBPR

Community Investments in CBPRUseful Tools for Initiating and Maintaining CBPR Partnerships; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Part II: Methods; Chapter Six: Qualitative Research in CBPR; Sensitivity, Reciprocity, and Accountability; Qualitative Methodologies: Focus Groups and Interviews; Listening to Women's Voices; Entry: Establishing a Shared Agenda; Researcher Identity and Community Leaders; From Analysis to Translation for Action; When and Where i Exit; Taking Care of Business: Taking Care of Self; Conclusion; References

Chapter Seven: Survey Planning and Implementation in the Context of CBPRThe Framework: Negotiating the Starting Point of Community Survey Planning; The Foundation for Community Survey Design and Conduct; The Process of Survey Collaboration; Survey Data Analysis; Interpreting Data and Drawing Inferences; Benefits and Risks Associated with the CBPR Community Survey; References; Chapter Eight: Intervention Trials in Community-Based Participatory Research; CBPR Defined; Our CBPR Partnership and Common Values of CBPR; Key Phases Within Intervention Trials Research Using CBPR

Analysis and Interpretation of Results

""Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) has become the preferred model for conducting research in communities. Most scientists who conduct such research now recognize that working in partnership with the community is preferable, and more ethical, than conducting research on a community . As Surgeon General of the United States, I direct a number of programs aimed at encouraging Americans to avoid tobacco, engage in physical activity, consume more nutritious diets, and protect their health in other ways. We need more effective methods to persuade, motivate, and enable individuals and co.