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Using Community‐Based Participatory Research (CBPR) to Target Health Disparities in Families
Author(s) -
Berge Jerica M.,
Mendenhall Tai J.,
Doherty William J.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2009.00567.x
Subject(s) - community based participatory research , participatory action research , health equity , health care , sociology , public relations , nursing , medicine , political science , public health , anthropology , law
Community‐based participatory research (CBPR) is an action research approach that emphasizes collaborative partnerships between community members, community organizations, health care providers, and researchers to generate knowledge and solve local problems. Although relatively new to the field of family social science, family and health researchers have been using CBPR for over a decade. This paper introduces CBPR methods, illustrates the usefulness of CBPR methods in families and health research, describes two CBPR projects related to diabetes, and concludes with lessons learned and strengths and weaknesses of CBPR.