Community-Based Participatory Research: The Role of Community Outreach Missions in Rural Kentucky

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia S. Glass
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
Community Based

scholarly journals Lead poisoning prevention: A community-based participatory research program in Mississippi

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-25
Author(s):  
Amal K Mitra ◽  
Charkarra Anderson Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Research ◽  
Lead Poisoning ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Lead Poisoning Prevention ◽  
Poisoning Prevention

Background and objectives: Lead poisoning is a preventable environmental health hazard. Although the prevalence of lead poisoning is declining, the rates are disproportionately high in selected communities. This community-based participatory research (CBPR) program aimed to enhance people’s awareness on lead poisoning prevention through community outreach and educational interventions in Mississippi. Methods: Secondary data of 42,372 children obtained from the Mississippi State Department of Health were analyzed to identify the most affected communities in Mississippi. Community-based outreach and education activities were carried out in the most affected areas to increase population awareness on lead poisonig prevention. Results: Hands-on training was offered to 25 participants at homebuilding retail stores. Of them, 23 (92%) reported the hands-on training was very useful or useful. Among 91 home-buyers and rental home owners who attended workshops offered by the Neighborhood Association, 90% mentioned that the training was useful or very useful. An online visual training was given to 220 realtors, and 75 inspectors, contractors, and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) workers. At posttest, 59.4%, 67.9%, 65.1% of the realtors, inspectors, contractors and DIY workers (n = 295) identified soil, car batteries and paint as sources of lead in the environment, respectively. A total of 62.3%, 48.1% and 58.5%, at posttest, identified three complications - behavioral, physical and psychological, respectively. The mean posttest score was significantly higher than the pretest scores (7.47 ± 2.07 vs. 6.60 ± 1.68, p = 0.04, respectively). Conclusion: These outreach activities were successful in improving the knowledge of the community people on lead poisoning prevention. Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2021; 15(1): 16-25

scholarly journals Lessons Learnt on Designing a Community-Based Participatory Research Study on Trauma: A Qualitative Study with Arabic Speaking Refugee Newcomers and Their Service Providers

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-46
Author(s):  
Mehmoona Moosa-Mitha ◽  
Bruce Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Lessons Learnt ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Arabic Speaking ◽  
Trauma Responses

Few studies engage refugee newcomers in the design phase of a research project even when studying issues that are of significance to them. This preliminary study aimed to engage Arabic speaking refugee newcomers living with trauma and their service providers in designing a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to the study of trauma within this community. Focus groups with Arabic speaking refugee newcomers and their service providers confirm participants’ views of trauma as a significant issue in their lives, affirm CBPR’s principles of participation and action-oriented research, and highlight the benefit of research that informs the integration of trauma responses within resettlement processes. Lessons learnt about implementing a CBPR approach to studying trauma include addressing power imbalances in research, the essential role of action within research, and the value of experiential knowledge and engagement.

scholarly journals Unraveling Ethics: Reflections from a Community-based Participatory Research Project with Youth

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Walsh ◽  
Jennifer Hewson ◽  
Michael Shier
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Research ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Social Work Research

There is limited literature describing the ethical dilemmas that arise when conducting community-based participatory research. The following provides a case example of ethical dilemmas that developed during a multi-method community-based participatory action research project with youth in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Several ethical dilemmas emerged during the course of the study related to the community in which the research was being undertaken, the recruitment of participants, and the overall research process. As important are possible harm s that may arise when the researcher is no longer involved. These ethical dilemmas and potential solutions are discussed in relation to social work research and community-based practice to raise awareness about the essential role of community in informing ethical research practices.

Inclusive Storytelling: Community Reaction to Immigrant Youth Experiences in Atlanta

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul N. McDaniel ◽  
Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez ◽  
Lara Smith-Sitton
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Community Based Participatory Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Change Over Time ◽  
Green Card ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

From 2016 to 2018, an interdisciplinary community-engaged project incorporating community-based participatory research methodology, explored how the role of storytelling is integral for the transference of knowledge, history, and sense of purpose. The outcomes help us understand how the views of receiving communities change over time with respect to migrants through their own stories, thus impacting the work of immigrant-serving organizations, such as Georgia-based Welcoming America, a nonprofit committed to implementing a variety of initiatives to cultivate welcoming cities and welcoming regions. Our project gauges the impact of the 2018 publication, Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from an Atlanta High School.

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