On Some Practical Considerations Regarding Community-Based Participatory Research for Addressing Cancer Health Disparities

There is a consensus about the benefits of community-based participatory research and the important role it can play in reducing cancer health disparities. Although every community-based participatory research project is unique in many ways, several fundamental issues deserve consideration. We discu...

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Published in:Journal of cancer education 2016-03, Vol.31 (1), p.207-211
Main Authors: Lian, Brad, Kohler, Connie L., Ross, Levi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cancer
Cancer Research
Churches
Community Relations
Community-Based Participatory Research - methods
Community-Based Participatory Research - organization & administration
Cooperative Behavior
Death
Ethnic Groups - psychology
Health disparities
Health Status Disparities
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Medical research
Neoplasms - diagnosis
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Neoplasms - psychology
Participatory Research
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Power Structure
Program Development
Public Health
Reflection
Researchers
School Holding Power
Social Change
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Summary:There is a consensus about the benefits of community-based participatory research and the important role it can play in reducing cancer health disparities. Although every community-based participatory research project is unique in many ways, several fundamental issues deserve consideration. We discuss issues concerning community representation, possible tensions within community-based participatory research (CBPR) projects, and staffing CBPR projects. Flexibility, open-mindedness, transparency, and above all, caring, are characteristics that best ensure successful and rewarding outcomes.
ISSN:0885-8195
1543-0154
DOI:10.1007/s13187-014-0782-z