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Community‐based research initiatives in prevention
Author(s) -
GIESBRECHT NORMAN,
FERRIS JACQUELINE
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0965-2140
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1993.tb02166.x
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , action (physics) , action research , public relations , political science , policy development , business , process management , management science , engineering ethics , environmental planning , public administration , sociology , medicine , engineering , nursing , pedagogy , physics , environmental science , quantum mechanics
An overview of community‐based action research projects is presented focusing on the community/research agenda interaction, the difficulties and rewards of this approach, and the unique opportunities of these projects. The potential for policy development as a result of these initiatives has not been fully explored, and some suggestions for the implementation of policies based on the results of action research projects are made. The policy implication of several specific interventions are discussed, along with the limitations and benefits of policy components within a project, rather than as spin‐offs. The paper concludes with suggestions for planning community action projects to enhance the policy formulation aspect of these projects.