5034.0 Community-Based Participatory Research

Wednesday, November 10, 2010: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
Community based participatory research is an effective tool for engaging diverse populations. This session will discuss “social justice” in terms of translating research results into actions.
Session Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be better able to: • Define the community health workers role as "natural researchers" and their unique access to authentic research information. • Define strategies to engage language-isolated communities. • List facilitating factors and challenges experienced by community members advocating for policy change.
Moderator:
Shari Kinney, MS, MPH, RN

8:30am
Advancing the voice of Community Health Workers to inform their identity, training and certification
Sergio Matos, BS, CHW and Sally E. Findley, PhD
        
8:45am
Value of community based participatory research in a Vietnamese community: Accessing the mental health care system in San Bernardino community
Holly Schuh, MPH (c), Edward McField, PhD, MSA and Juan Carlos Belliard, PhD, MPH
     
9:00am
Capitalizing on healthy lifestyles: Partnering with economic revival initiatives in West Virginia
Jill Nolan, MA, Michelle Komosinski, MHS, Geri Dino, PhD, Nancy O'Hara Tompkins, PhD, Valerie Frey-McClung, MA, Elizabeth Prendergast, MS, CHES, Keri Kennedy, MPH, Kristy Blower, MA, Robyn Hess, Tammy Stemple and Robin Hudson
     
9:15am
Challenges and facilitating factors of community organizing for policy change: Lessons learned from a policy advocacy capacity building training for residents of Detroit
Rebecca Cheezum, MPH, Akosua Burris, BA, Barbara A. Israel, DrPH, Chris M. Coombe, PhD, MPH, Robert McGranaghan, MPH, Ashley O'Toole, MPH, MSW, Michael Anderson and Sonya Grant, MSW
     
9:30am
Evaluating sustainability potential of community based research interventions: A “social justice” perspective
Mohammad Shah, Dr, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman, Radwanur Rahman Talukder, MBBS, Nazma Begum, Shams El Arifeen, Dr, Peter Winch and Abdullah Baqui, MBBS, DrPH
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Community Health Workers, HIV/AIDS, Statistics, Social Work

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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