Community initiated research

Developing the community empowered research training program: building research capacity for community-initiated and community-driven research.

UNLABELLED Health promotion practice research conducted by or in partnership with community-based organizations (CBOs) serving Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA and NHPI) can address health disparities. Few CBOs have the tools to integrate or initiate research into their programmatic agenda. The New York University (NYU) Center for the Study of Asian American Health (...

Children's exposure to metals: a community-initiated study.

In 2007, it was shown that the shipping of lead (Pb) through Esperance Port in Western Australia resulted in contamination and increased Pb concentrations in children. A clean-up strategy was implemented; however, little attention was given to other metals. In consultation with the community, a cross-sectional exposure study was designed. Thirty-nine children aged 1 to 12 years provided samples...

Active Research Care with Surveillance Units of Community-Based Lifestyle:A New Approach in HealthCare Research System

*Research care, active lifestyle community with sentinel sites: a new approach in health research system

population research center: application of research for community health promotion

the current challenge in health services research is disability to present comprehensive and effective intervention plans for community health promotion. there are numerous reasons in this regard, some of which can be overcome through performance-based participatory research methods. the population research center (prc) in tehran university of medical sciences (tums) provides the necessary grou...

Community Cooperation and Social Solidarity A Case Study of Community Initiated Strategic Planning