Who is the teacher? Who is the student? Integration of Community Based Participation Research Models (CBPM) into Nursing Curricula

APHA Scientific Session and Event Listing

5142.0: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 1:00 PM

Abstract #151555

Karen T. D'Alonzo, PhD RN , APNC, College of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 180 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102, 973-353-5326 Ext 566, kdalonzo@rutgers.edu

Community based participation models (CBPM) appear to hold much promise to assist low-income individuals and communities to become empowered to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviors. CBPM calls for a collaborative approach between the researcher and the community, with the aim of combining knowledge and action to improve community health and eliminate health disparities. There are ample opportunities for integration of CBPM into both undergraduate and graduate nursing curricula. This presentation focuses on the author's experiences using CBPM: 1) as the focus of an undergraduate Honors project; 2) in a traditional undergraduate Health Assessment course; 3) in a faculty research project using both undergraduate nursing students and community members as research assistants and 4) as a primary care clinical learning experience for advanced practice nursing students. Commonly encountered issues of power sharing and bi-directional teaching and learning are discussed. Additional potential opportunities for the use of CBPM in both didactic and clinical courses are presented. Integration of CBPM into the nursing curriculum offers some distinct advantages for community members, community-based organizations and health agencies as well as students and faculty.

Learning Objectives: At the end of the presentation the participants will be able to

Describe the differences between CBPM and traditional research models.
Identify opportunities for utilization of CBPM in nursing curricula.
Identify advantages for faculty members in involving nursing students in CBPM projects.

Keywords: Community-Based Health Promotion, Nursing Education

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

Public Health Nursing Education III

The 135th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 3-7, 2007) of APHA