Highlights from small group case discussions

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Suzanne Cashman, ScD, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, 508-856-2930, suzanne.cashman@umassmed.edu, Eugenia Eng, MPH, DrPH, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina, School of Public Health CB #7440, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, and Meredith Minkler, DrPH, UCal Berkeley School of Public Health, 140 Earl Warren Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this institute, participants will be able to

a. Define community-based participatory research and distinguish it from other forms of inquiry
b. Identify three methods of data collection, i.e., focus group, mapping, and survey that can be used jointly by members of a partnership
c. List the advantages and drawbacks of each of the three methods of data collection
d. Identify the analysis and policy implications for selecting each data collection method
e. Identify five critical issues that arise when adopting and applying the principles of community-based participatory research for data analysis and policy change
f. Articulate roles and approaches for scholars and community members in community-based participatory data analysis and collection

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Handout (.ppt format, 3979.5 kb)

Handout (.ppt format, 10972.0 kb)

Community-Based Participatory Research: Working with Communities to Interpret and Analyze Data for Policy Change

The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA