scholarly journals Needs and readiness assessments: Tools for promoting community-university engagement with Aboriginal communities

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fay Fletcher ◽  
Alicia Hibbert ◽  
Fiona Robertson ◽  
Jodie Asselin
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Research ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Readiness Assessment ◽  
University Partnerships ◽  
Program Content ◽  
Important Means ◽  
University Engagement

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is an important means of connecting the perspectives of community members with critical social issues, such as health and wellness. As beneficial as CBPR can be, effective engagement with community members remains a difficult goal to achieve. In this article, we draw on the international literature around needs and readiness assessments to explore their potential for establishing solid foundations for engaged research. We examine the stages and dimensions identified in the literature, and use these as a framework for a needs and readiness assessment project undertaken with a Métis Settlement community in Alberta, Canada. We share how the needs and readiness assessments helped to foster the emergence of community priorities, informing the next steps in research design, program content and evaluation methods, and heightening community-university engagement. It is our hope that our example of engagement, which focuses on the role of needs and readiness assessments in strengthening community-university partnerships, will better inform engagement approaches so that they become relevant, culturally appropriate and community specific. Keywords: Métis, Aboriginal, community-based participatory research, needs assessment, readiness assessment, community-university partnership

scholarly journals Community-Based Participatory Research with Invisible, Geographically-Dispersed Communities: Partnering with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Communities on the California Central Coast

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laury Oaks ◽  
Tania Israel ◽  
Kristin J. Conover ◽  
Alise Cogger ◽  
Todd Raymond Avellar
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Community Action ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Community Research ◽  
Collaborative Partnerships ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Central Coast ◽  
University Partnerships

This article reports on the community-based participatory research (CBPR) process of a 3.5-year studydocumenting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community members’ perceptions oflocal LGBTQ communities on the Central Coast of California. This three-phase study consisted of online andpaper-and-pen surveys to analyze community strengths, challenges, priorities, and feelings of connection;collaborative interpretation of survey results through community forums; and a regional “LGBTQ Summit” toenvision and initiate data-based actions to address community priorities. The focus throughout the project wason establishing collaborative partnerships to plan and guide the project, cultivating community participationin interpreting and disseminating findings, and honoring diverse LGBTQ community members’ voicesthrough data-driven community action. This article documents lessons learned about building and facilitatingcommunity-university partnerships, organizing and maintaining a sustained community research collaborative,engaging community participation, and ultimately, creating lasting, community-driven interventions.

Community-Based Participatory Research

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracey Marie Barnett
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Collaborative Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Research ◽  
Partnership Approach

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) embraces a partnership approach to research that equitably involves community members, organizational representatives, social workers, and researchers in all aspects of the research process. CBPR begins with a research topic of importance to the community and has the aim of combining knowledge with action and achieving social change. It is community based in the sense that community members become part of the research team and researchers become engaged in the activities of the community. Community–researcher partnerships allow for a blending of values and expertise, promoting co-learning and capacity building among all partners, and integrating and achieving a balance between research and action for the mutual benefit of all partners. Various terms have been used to describe this research, including participatory action research (PAR), action research (AR), community based research (CBR), collaborative action research (CAR), anti-oppressive research, and feminist research.

When the R and the CBP Clash: Research in Schools

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-26
Author(s):  
Sara Curtin-Mosher ◽  
Elizabeth Leo
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
University Of Arizona ◽  
Ambos Nogales ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

This paper speaks to a potential dilemma between the R and the CBP of Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) within the context of a partnership called the Asociación de Reforestación de Ambos Nogales (ARAN). We focus on the relationship between students and educators from the University of Arizona (UA) and two high schools from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico that constitute part of this organization. ARAN has been influenced by but not restricted to a framework of CBPR where community members and academics engage in all aspects of research.

scholarly journals Towards a Better Future for Canadians with Bipolar Disorder: Principles and Implementation of a Community-Based Participatory Research Model

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin E. Michalak ◽  
Kathleen Lane ◽  
Rachelle Hole ◽  
Steven J. Barnes ◽  
Nasreen Khatri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Services And Supports ◽  
Health Field

The Collaborative RESearch Team to study psychosocial factors in bipolar disorder (CREST.BD) is a multidisciplinary network dedicated to advancing science and practice around psychosocial issues associated with bipolar disorder (BD), improving the care and wellness of people living with bipolar disorder, and strengthening services and supports for these individuals. CREST.BD specializes in community-based participatory research, in which research is conducted as a partnership between researchers and community members. This article describes the evolution of the CREST.BD network and CREST.BD’s commitment to community-based participatory research in bipolar disorder research. Examples of CREST.BD projects using community-based participatory research to study stigma, quality of life, psychosocial interventions, and creativity in bipolar disorder are highlighted, and opportunities and challenges of engaging in community-based participatory research in bipolar disorder specifically and the mental health field more broadly are discussed. This article demonstrates how CBPR can be used to enhance the relevance of research practices and products through community engagement, and how community-based participatory research can enrich knowledge exchange and mobilization. 

scholarly journals Catalyzing Action on First Nations Respiratory Health Using Community-based Participatory Research: Integrated Knowledge Translation through Strategic Symposia

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-70
Author(s):  
Tarun Reddy Katapally ◽  
Sylvia Abonyi ◽  
Jo-Ann Episkenew ◽  
Vivian Ramsden ◽  
Chandima Karunanayake ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Translation ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Integrated Knowledge Translation ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Nations Community ◽  
Integrated Knowledge

 Assess, Redress, Re-assess: Addressing Disparities in Respiratory Health Among First Nations is an ongoing community-based participatory research initiative involving two First Nations communities in Saskatchewan. The initiative’s rationale is grounded in the ethos of transformative community-based participatory research and facilitated through integrated knowledge translation with the aim of building community capacity. The initiative’s goal was to engage community members to actively participate in all research phases, from the development of the research questions to dissemination of results and evaluation of community-chosen interventions that evolved from the results. After baseline assessment of predictors and indicators of respiratory health, a program of integrated knowledge translation was adopted. As part of this program, a community-researcher collaboration was put in place that produced two knowledge translation symposia. The two symposia have brought together First Nations community members, interdisciplinary researchers, federal and provincial policy makers, and multiple Aboriginal organizational stakeholders. The symposia provided a pathway for knowledge synthesis and sharing to ultimately integrate knowledge into practice and enable First Nations’ community capacity building in addressing and redressing critical respiratory health issues. This article delineates the processes involved in developing this model of integrated knowledge translation and highlights the continuing engagement with the participating communities supported by Knowledge Translation (KT) Symposia.

Overcoming Barriers: Practical Strategies to Assess Latinos Living in Low-Income Communities

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandra Calva ◽  
Rebecca A. Matthew ◽  
Pamela Orpinas
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Leverage Points ◽  
Communities Of Interest ◽  
Health And Well Being

The value of community assessments depends on the researchers’ ability to reach a diverse and representative sample of participants. This process is particularly challenging when assessing the health and well-being of vulnerable populations that are reticent to participate in research because of demographic and sociopolitical factors. One such group is Latinxs (the gender-neutral version of Latinos or Latinas) of mixed immigration status who live in low-income, socially and geographically isolated enclaves in the Southeast. Framed by community-based participatory research and social marketing theories, this study describes practical strategies for health researchers, practitioners, and advocates seeking to engage and build trusting relationship within U.S. Latinx communities. First, identify and leverage points of entry to different segments of the communities of interest by engaging meaningful gatekeepers from different sections of the population and searching for places where potential participants gather. Second, reduce the burden of assessments by using incentives and creating intentional reciprocity. Third, establish critical, long-lasting trust with community members, leaders, and allies by adapting data collection procedures, ensuring confidentiality, engaging bilingual facilitators, and most important, being present with and for the community. Finally, presenting the findings back to the community can increase the ownership of the process.

Lessons from a community-based participatory research study with transgender and gender nonconforming youth and their families

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabra L Katz-Wise ◽  
Annie Pullen Sansfaçon ◽  
Laura M Bogart ◽  
Milagros C Rosal ◽  
Diane Ehrensaft ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Community Partner ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Gender Nonconforming ◽  
And Gender

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) involves community members collaborating with academic investigators in each step of the research process. CBPR may be especially useful for research involving marginalized populations with unique perspectives and needs. In this paper, we discuss successes and challenges of using a CBPR approach for the Trans Teen and Family Narratives Project, a longitudinal mixed-methods study to examine how the family environment affects the health and well-being of transgender and gender nonconforming youth. We describe considerations for using a CBPR approach with this population, including defining the community of transgender and gender nonconforming youth and families, engaging the community in the research process, managing conflicting agendas for community partner meetings, addressing insider/outsider status of the researchers, resolving researcher/community tensions regarding data collection tools, integrating academic and community members into a cohesive research team, developing safety plans to address participant suicidality disclosures, and differentiating the role of academics as researchers vs. advocates. We conclude by sharing lessons learned, which can inform future research to address the needs of transgender and gender nonconforming youth and families.

Partner development praxis: The use of transformative communication spaces in a community-academic participatory action research effort in a Mexican ethnic enclave in Chicago

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 414-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Hebert-Beirne ◽  
Jennifer K Felner ◽  
Joan Kennelly ◽  
Kamal Eldeirawi ◽  
Anna Mayer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Transformative Communication

Trusting, productive relationships between traditionally discordant stakeholders—community members and researchers—are critical for successful Community-Based Participatory Research. Practical guidance on processes allowing for partner trust-building and collaborative leadership development in Community-Based Participatory Research literature lacks specificity. In this paper, we introduce our praxis of Transformative Communication Spaces to facilitate purposeful, iterative discourse that occurs in, and fuels each research phase. We elaborate on the use of Transformative Communication Spaces through Pláticas de Salud, Oral History Listening Events, and Data Analysis Think Tanks within the framework of our Little Village Participatory Community Health Assessment. We believe the integrity and potential of Community-Based Participatory Research is contingent on the use of Transformative Communication Spaces strategies to foster trusting partnerships necessary for shared learning and co-leadership.

scholarly journals Tailoring Content for Authenticity and Adoption: Community-Based Participatory Research and the Co-creation of Story-Based Health Communication for Underserved Communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Elena Villar ◽  
Paige W. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Health Communication ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Underserved Communities ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Community Values ◽  
Communication Content ◽  
Community Theater

This perspective presents concrete examples of how community-based participatory research can be used effectively to decolonize health communication through the co-creation of health communication content specifically tailored to minoritized and underserved communities. The authors describe how community members and researchers partnered to conduct community listening, observation and co-create stories to be used in fotonovelas (graphic stories), radio stories, serious games and community theater. Community members are experts on their experiences and can best translate those experiences into stories that ring true for target audiences from similar backgrounds. Truly participatory research grounded in community values can be slow and take unexpected turns, but it is critical to create health communication content that resonates with audiences and contributes to influencing attitudes and behaviors. When Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is used in true collaboration with the community, marginalized communities, which were historically exploited by community researchers, can become the architects of their own health outcomes.

scholarly journals Community - Based Participatory Research with Hispanic/Latino Leaders and Members

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Amendola
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Interpretive Phenomenology ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Culturally Sensitive Interventions ◽  
Hispanic Latinos

Hispanic/Latinos (H/L) are being studied for healthcare disparities research utilizing community - based participatory research (CBPR). CBPR’s active participation of community members and researchers suggests improvement in community health. Yet there are no known studies that inductively investigated the lived experience of H/L community leaders and members with CBPR using interpretive phenomenology. Data were obtained from observations, field notes, biographical interviews, individual interviews and focus groups. The findings supported that community members wanted to collaborate with researchers utilizing the C BPR approach so that culturally sensitive interventions can be created to encourage health - seeking behaviors in their community.

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