Improving Health Services for Residents Through Community-Based Participatory Research: A Public Housing Leadership Perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth D. Council ◽  
Julian C. Wilson ◽  
B. Michelle Harris ◽  
Anne Marie O’Keefe ◽  
Corey Henderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Public Housing ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based

Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Community-Based Participatory Research to Enhance Mental Health Services

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 397-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew D. Case ◽  
Ronald Byrd ◽  
Eddrena Claggett ◽  
Sandra DeVeaux ◽  
Reno Perkins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based

scholarly journals Teaching Community-Based Participatory Research Principles to Physicians Enrolled in a Health Services Research Fellowship

2009 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 478-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjorie S. Rosenthal ◽  
Georgina I. Lucas ◽  
Barbara Tinney ◽  
Carol Mangione ◽  
Mark A. Schuster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Research Fellowship ◽  
Teaching Community

scholarly journals Feasibility of an experiential community garden and nutrition programme for youth living in public housing

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 2759-2769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karissa Grier ◽  
Jennie L Hill ◽  
Felicia Reese ◽  
Constance Covington ◽  
Franchennette Bennette ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Community Garden ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Limited Effectiveness ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Nutrition Programme

AbstractObjectiveFew published community garden studies have focused on low socio-economic youth living in public housing or used a community-based participatory research approach in conjunction with youth-focused community garden programmes. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the feasibility (i.e. demand, acceptability, implementation and limited-effectiveness testing) of a 10-week experiential theory-based gardening and nutrition education programme targeting youth living in public housing.DesignIn this mixed-methods feasibility study, demand and acceptability were measured using a combination of pre- and post-programme surveys and interviews. Implementation was measured via field notes and attendance. Limited-effectiveness was measured quantitatively using a pre–post design and repeated-measures ANOVA tests.SettingTwo public housing sites in the Dan River Region of south central Virginia, USA.SubjectsForty-three youth (primarily African American), twenty-five parents and two site leaders.ResultsThe positive demand and acceptability findings indicate the high potential of the programme to be used and be suitable for the youth, parents and site leaders. Field notes revealed numerous implementation facilitators and barriers. Youth weekly attendance averaged 4·6 of 10 sessions. Significant improvements (P<0·05) were found for some (e.g. fruit and vegetable asking self-efficacy, overall gardening knowledge, knowledge of MyPlate recommendations), but not all limited-effectiveness measures (e.g. willingness to try fruits and vegetables, fruit and vegetable eating self-efficacy).ConclusionsThis community-based participatory research study demonstrates numerous factors that supported and threatened the feasibility of a gardening and nutrition programme targeting youth in public housing. Lessons learned are being used to adapt and strengthen the programme for future efforts targeting fruit and vegetable behaviours.

Interrogating academic hegemony in community-based participatory research to address health inequities

2020 ◽  
pp. 135581962096350
Author(s):  
Sirry Alang ◽  
Hasshan Batts ◽  
Abby Letcher
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Health Inequities ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Research Initiative ◽  
Authentic Engagement

Community–based participatory research holds promise for addressing health inequities. It focuses on issues salient to specific populations, prioritizes community engagement and amplifies the voices of marginalized populations in policy formulation and designing interventions. Although communities are partners, academic hegemony limits their level of influence over the research initiative. Drawing from our own collaborative research experiences, we raise questions for community-engaged health services researchers to reflect upon as a means of interrogating academic hegemony in partnerships that seek to address health inequities. We describe what it means for researchers to acknowledge and relinquish the power they wield in the community-engaged health services research enterprise. We propose three guiding principles for advancing equity: authentic engagement, defining and living values, and embracing accountability.

Court-based participatory research: collaborating with the justice system to enhance sexual health services for vulnerable women in the United States

Sexual Health ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexis Roth ◽  
J. Dennis Fortenberry ◽  
Barbara Van Der Pol ◽  
Joshua Rosenberger ◽  
Brian Dodge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
High Risk Women ◽  
Sexually Transmissible Infections

Background Although jail screening programs have an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmissible infections (STI) and HIV among incarcerated individuals, many arrestees are not screened before release. Justice-involved women are at particularly high risk for these conditions because of individual risk behaviour as well as other network-level risk factors. Court-based programs could provide a critical bridge between these women, STI risk counselling and health services. This formative study explored the features of a program that would encourage STI testing among court-involved women. Further, we describe how community-based participatory research principles were adapted for use in a court setting and the resulting justice–public health partnership. Methods: Using semistructured interviews and focus group discussions, we explored issues related to health-seeking behaviours, perceived gaps in services for high-risk women and the components of a court-based screening program. Results: Six focus groups were conducted with women with a history of commercial sex work and staff from the court, as well as local organisations providing HIV and social support services for high-risk women. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles facilitated development of relevant research questions and equitable processes, and assisted partners to consider individual and sociostructural sources of health disparities. Discussion: Although not every principle was applicable in a court setting, the CBPR framework was helpful for building cohesion and support for the project. We provide a description of how CBPR principles were operationalised, describe the key lessons learned and discuss the implications for CBPR projects in a community court.

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