A Very Brief Introduction to Community Based Participatory Research CBPR

1
A (Very Brief!) Introduction to Community Based
Participatory Research (CBPR)
2
Objectives

• By the end of the presentation, participants will
  know more about
• What CBPR is and what it is not
• The history and principles of CBPR
• The purpose of CBPR and
• How to determine whether CBPR is appropriate in a
  given situation.

3
Agenda

• Introduction
• Think, Pair and Share
• A Few Key Points
• Reflection

4
Think, Pair and Share

• The facilitator presents a question.
• All participants THINK about the question in
  their own minds.
• All participants PAIR UP with other participants
  and discuss the question.
• Participants SHARE with the larger group some of
  what they said in their pairs.

5
Brainstorming QuestionWhat do we already know
or imagine about community-based participatory
research (CBPR)?
6
What is CBPR?

• A collaborative approach to research that
  equitably involves all partners in the research
  process and recognizes the unique strengths that
  each brings. CBPR begins with a research topic
  of importance to the community and has the aim of
  combining knowledge with action and achieving
  social change . . .
• W.K. Kellogg Community Health Scholars Program

7
What is CBPR NOT?

• A method or set of methods
• Specifically qualitative

8
Purpose of CBPR

• The intent in CBPR is to transform research
  from a relationship where researchers act upon a
  community to answer a research question to one
  where researchers work side by side with
  community members to define the questions and
  methods, implement the research, disseminate the
  findings and apply them.
• (CCPH CBPR curriculum, 2006)

9
Why use CBPR?

• Traditional research approaches have failed to
  eliminate health disparities.
• Community members are tired of having research
  done to them rather than with them.
• Community members want research to have concrete,
  positive outcomes.
• Community involvement can produce more valid and
  reliable results.
• Mutual trust and respect can result in increased
  participation in research.

10
Principles of CBPR

• Recognizes community as a unit of identity
• Builds on strengths and resources
• Facilitates partnerships in all research phases
• Promotes co-learning and capacity building
• Seeks balance between research and action

11
Principles of CBPR (cont.)

• Emphasizes local relevance and an ecological
  perspective
• Involves a cyclical and iterative process
• Disseminates findings and knowledge to all
  partners
• Involves long-term process and commitment
• Israel, Schulz, Parker, Becker, Allen Guzman,
  2000.

12
Questions to ask before initiating a CBPR project

• Is self-interest driving the agenda?
• Do you have the necessary skills?
• Are you a researcher uncomfortable with changing
  your methods to work with participants?
• Are you a community member who wants a service
  but has no interest in research?

13
Questions to ask before initiating a CBPR
project (cont.)

• Does the burden to the community outweigh
  potential research benefits?
• Do you really buy into the values and
  principles of CBPR?
• (CCPH CBPR curriculum, 2006)

14
Example of a CBPR Project Poder es Salud/Power
for Health

• Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and
  Prevention (CDC)
• Purpose To decrease health disparities in the
  African American and Latino communities in
  Multnomah County, Oregon
• Key Strategies Popular Education, Community
  Health Workers, CBPR
• Partners Latino Network, Emmanuel Community
  Services, PSU, OHSU, MCHD

15
Reflection

• What caught your attention about what you have
  heard thus far this morning?
• Are there questions coming to your mind based on
  what you have heard?