Community-Based Participatory Research for Health: Advancing Social and Health Equity 3rd Edition

This timely book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on participatory approaches to research and its impact. We always live in challenging times, times of political, social and economic upheaval, and the last decade has been no exception. Published a decade after the 2nd edition, the content of this 3rd edition reflects some of the great changes that have taken place in the interim time in relation to the understanding and application of participatory research approaches but also the continuing need, and global challenge, to address endemic inequality and social injustice found within and across societies. It is not that what was said a decade ago does not still have relevance to the current times but there is so much more to say and reflect upon, and this book does it with great aplomb. - Journal of Educational Action Research

The new, third edition builds on the excellence of the previous edition with an emphasis on social and health equity as the ultimate concerns of collaborative inquiry. The third edition has substantial changes from the previous edition that provide updated knowledge and developments in CBPR. Through lessons learned from liberal use of case studies, this work serves to broaden our understanding of the potential of this approach to engage in collaborative, transformative work, focused on equity. - Michele A. Kelley, MSW, MA, University of Illinois at Chicago

The new edition of Community-Based Participatory Research for Health by Nina Wallerstein and colleagues (2018) is an extremely valuable resource for a wide variety of stakeholders interested in collaborative work to promote health equity. This updated collection succinctly delineates the theory, history, principles, and practices of community-based participatory research (CBPR) to help the reader understand CBPR as an approach, a philosophy, and an ethic. This updated edition will serve as a helpful resource for those interested in incorporating CBPR principles and approaches into their work. The chapters are authored by leaders and innovators in CBPR who provide insights, share experiences, and describe case studies that expand our ability to understand and envision the transformative power of CBPR in practice... Updates to this edition align with critical dialogues about positionality, privilege, and power in a way that encourages healthy self-reflection. This volume will undoubtedly follow earlier editions to become a must-read classic for health promotion practicioners interested in advancing health and social equity. - Janet Page-Reeves, Ph.D.

The definitive guide to CBPR concepts and practice, updated and expanded

Community-Based Participatory Research for Health: Advancing Health and Social Equity provides a comprehensive reference for this rapidly growing field in participatory and community-engaged research. Hailed as effective by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these approaches represent the link between researchers, community partners, and other stakeholders; and lead to improved health outcomes.

This book provides practitioner-focused guidance on CBPR and CEnR to help health professionals, students, and practitioners from multiple public health, clinical, planning, education, social work, and social science fields to successfully work towards social and health equity.

With a majority of new chapters, the book provides a thorough overview of CBPR history, theories of action and participatory research, emerging trends of knowledge democracy, evidence of effectiveness, and promising practices. Drawn from a ten-year research effort, this new material is organized around the CBPR Conceptual Model, illustrating the importance of social context, promising partnering practices, and the added value of community and other stakeholder engagement for intervention development and research design. Partnership evaluation, measures, and outcomes are highlighted, with a revised section on policy outcomes, including global health case studies.

For the first time, this updated edition also includes access to the companion website, featuring lecture slides of conceptual and partnership evaluation-focused chapters, with resources from appendices to help bring CBPR concepts and practices directly into the classroom.

Proven effective year after year, CBPR has become a critically important framework for public health and related fields. This book provides a clear reference for all aspects of the practice.