Session Overview

MODULE 1 (11:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST): CBPR Rationale, Principles, & Partnership Development

Instructors:

Barbara Israel, DrPH, MPH, Professor, University of Michigan School of Public Health

Alex J. Allen, III, MSA, President & CEO, Chandler Park Conservancy

Description:

This session will provide an overview of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (BSSR), including: definition, rationale, principles, and phases of CBPR; and strategies for partnership formation, maintenance, and sustainability. This session will also address the following: the benefits of, challenges in, and barriers to conducting CBPR; facilitating factors for overcoming these challenges; and lessons learned from the experience of the Detroit URC and affiliated partnerships. Equity, racism, ethical conduct of research, and cultural humility will be highlighted as integral to CBPR and addressed throughout the course.

Readings

Israel, B.A., Eng, E., Schulz, A.J., & Parker, E.A. (Eds.). (2013). Methods for Community-Based Participatory Research for Health. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

- Chapter 1. Introduction to Methods for Community-Based Participatory Research for Health, pp. 4-37.

- Chapter 2. Developing and Maintaining Partnerships with Communities, pp. 43-68.

- Chapter 3. Strategies and Techniques for Effective Group Process in CBPR Partnerships, pp. 69-96.

- Appendix A. Instructions for Conducting a Force Field Analysis, pp. 582-83.

Israel, Barbara A. (2001) The Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center: Development, Implementation and Evaluation. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 7(5), 1-19.