PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to use a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to identify resources and barriers to implementing a church-based diabetes prevention program (DPP) in a rural African American church community in Georgia. METHODS In collaboration with community leaders, researchers conducted 4 focus groups with 22 key informants to discuss their understand...

INTRODUCTION Racial and ethnic minorities have disproportionately higher cancer incidence and mortality than their White counterparts. In response to this inequity in cancer prevention and care, community-based lay health advisors (LHAs) may be suited to deliver effective, culturally relevant, quality cancer education, prevention/screening, and early detection services for underserved populatio...

Scientific research occurs within a set of socio-political conditions, and in Canada research involving Indigenous communities has a historical association with colonialism. Consequently, Indigenous peoples have been justifiably sceptical and reluctant to become the subjects of academic research. Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is an attempt to develop culturally relevant research...

BACKGROUND Restaurant workers have among the highest rates of work-related illness and injury in the US, but little is known about the working conditions and occupational health status of Chinese immigrant restaurant workers. METHODS Community-based participatory research (CBPR) was employed to study restaurant working conditions and worker health in San Francisco's Chinatown. A community/aca...

OBJECTIVE To describe core principles and processes in the implementation of a navigated care program to improve specialty care access for the uninsured. STUDY SETTING Academic researchers, safety-net providers, and specialty physicians, partnered with hospitals and advocates for the underserved to establish Project Access-New Haven (PA-NH). PA-NH expands access to specialty care for the unin...

INTRODUCTION The traditional centralized approach to disaster preparedness fails to take into consideration the unique geographic, historic, cultural, and social needs of communities. It often puts vulnerable communities more at risk by directing them to follow a one-size-fits-all model. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches can increase awareness and customize the disaster r...

PURPOSE From our previous clinical work with overweight/obese youth, we identified the need for research to create an effective weight management intervention to address the growing prevalence of adolescent metabolic syndrome. Formative assessment through an adaptive community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach was conducted toward the development of a nutritional and physical activit...

Article history: Received 3 September 2015 Received in revised form 7 March 2016 Accepted 10 May 2016 Available online 11 May 2016 This study reports the results of a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) needs assessment of programs, services, and support systems for fathers in the City ofDetroit,Michigan. The goal of this needs assessment was to assess the availability of parenting su...