Community Based Participatory Research
How do I create partnerships between the community and research teams to conduct research?
Key Points
- Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is an approach that centers around community interests to achieve relevant results for those involved.
- The goal of CBPR is to collaborate with the community, often involving an interdisciplinary team that seeks direct community input into all parts of the research process.
- CBPR can be applied to mitigate health disparities and improve health outcomes for populations that have been historically underrepresented or marginalized.
Helpful Links, Videos and Online Courses
Overview
- Community-based Participatory Research
- Defines CBPR, and explains the importance of community engagement for successfully implementing a CBPR design. The Community Tool Box is published by the Center for Health and Development at the University of Kansas.
- CBPR: A guide to ethical principles and practices
- A guide to ethical considerations for CPBR, to protect participants and promote equal benefit from research findings published by Durham University.
- Engage for Equity – A partnered website hosted by the Center for Participatory Research
- Website designed specifically for CBPR. Includes sub-pages for CBPR models, resources, and examples.
Videos
Templates and Examples
- CBPR: A Strategy for Building Healthy Communities and Promoting Health through Policy Change
- A comprehensive guide to CPBR from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health. Focuses on building and maintaining community partnerships, and includes examples of successful CBPR studies from California.
Relevant Publications
- Israel, B. A., Coombe, C. M., Cheezum, R. R., Schulz, A. J., McGranaghan, R. J., Lichtenstein, R., Reyes, A. G., Clement, J., & Burris, A. (2010). Community-Based Participatory Research: A capacity-building approach for policy advocacy aimed at eliminating health disparities. American Journal of Public Health, 100(11), 2094–2102
