Summer Institute: Community Based Participatory Research Institute for Health: Indigenous and Critical Methodologies
CBPR, and related-Participatory Action & Community-Engaged Research, is defined as a "collaborative approach that equitably involves all partners… with the aim of combining knowledge and action for social change to improve health and eliminate health disparities” (Kellogg Foundation). Not simply a set of research methods, CBPR or community-engaged research changes the relationship between researchers and researched.
The CBPR Institute provides a systematic CBPR model to design implement and evaluate participatory research, public health programs, community based organization and coalition initiatives based in evidence based practices, evaluation indicators and pathways towards stronger partnerships.
Since 2010, the UNM Community Based Participatory Research Institute weaves participatory research theory and practice with indigenous and critical methodologies through articles, presentations by community-academic partners, discussion, and self-reflection on our own research and practice. Participants will gain appreciation for advantages & challenges of this approach, and skills necessary for participating effectively in authentic partnered research and public health practice.
The annual week-long summer Institute, “CBPR for Health: Indigenous, Decolonizing, and Critical Methodologies,” takes place in the month of June and welcomes students, faculty, staff, clinicians, practitioners, community members, patients and advocates from all areas and disciplines. CBPR Institute includes tools, resources, theory, in-depth case studies and networking and community-building opportunities and information with participants from across the world.