Community Engagement and Research

Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is an approach that :

• Engages researchers and community members equally in the research process
• Employs local and cultural knowledge in the understanding of health
• Combines knowledge and action for community health improvement

As part of a seminar series in 2008, RIOS Net presented a case study: Practical Applications of CBPR Principles to Clinical & Translational Research.    We discussed examples of how to engage community and clinicians in developing health research priorities, planning and implementing community-based research, and reviewing and interpreting research findings.

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