Community-based Participatory Research
Community-based Participatory Research
Here is a brief video example of CBPR happening in Detroit to get you started (you do not need to comment on this video; it is simply one example to get you started thinking about CBPR in action):
Discuss: For your discussion this week, please do the following.
- Find a video or research example (article or website) of CBPR by conducting an Internet search or using CBPR
- Make sure the example is truly CBPR. CBPR is different from community-engaged research or community-based research; the participatory aspect of CBPR is important.
- Choose an example that identifies itself as CBPR.
- Share a link to your choice and describe the study or project for your initial post.
- Discuss the value you see in having the community lead the change efforts in the given example.
- Explain why it is preferable for the community to lead rather than researchers come in from the outside to push for change within the community.
Answer preview………
The involvement of the community in any research that has some link to the community has a high chance of success since the community has more knowledge about their community than the researcher. Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) is an approach to research that engages the community in all the stages of the research while also putting the academic researches and the community members on equal footing. An example of CBPR is the one for addressing pulmonary health disparities whereby the American Thoracic Society (ATS) made recommendations for reducing the respiratory health inequalities that exist within the United States (Harris et al., 2016). The program used CBPR in engaging the relevant communities in finding collaborative solutions aimed at improving pulmonary health outcomes for the vulnerable populations and an approach to promote respiratory health equity………
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