CBPR - Community-Based Participatory Research
The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, NIH, defines community-based participatory research as:
An applied collaborative approach that enables community residents to
more actively participate in the full spectrum of research (from
conception – design – conduct – analysis– interpretation – conclusions –
communication of results) with a goal of influencing change in
community health, systems, programs or policies. Community members and
researchers partner to combine knowledge and action for social change to
improve community health and often reduce health disparities.
Academic/research and community partners join to develop models and
approaches to building communication, trust and capacity, with the final
goal of increasing community participation in the research process. It
is an orientation to research which equitably involves all partners in
the research process and recognizes the unique strengths that each
brings.
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