Community Engagement and Research

A seminar series in Spring 2008 focuses on Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR), an approach to research that :

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

Seminar Series:

Introduction to CBPR and Building Partnerships (2/12/08)  Nina Wallerstein, DrPH, Tassy Parker, PhD, RN.  What kind of research is appropriate for Community Engaged Research? Who is the community?  How do you negotiate effective partnerships?

Practical Applications of CBPR Principles to Clinical & Translational Research (3/11/08)  RIOS Net staff Rob Williams, MD, MPH, Andrew Sussman, PhD, Gina Cardili, MSW, Gina Urias-Sandoval, BA). 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.

• Powerpoint presentation:  RIOS Net and CBPR

Interpretation and Dissemination: A Case Example of Cancer (4/8/2008) Dornell Pete M.P.H, Navajo Nation Epidemiology Center, and Charles Wiggins Ph.D, NM Tumor Registry