New Article: CBPR From the Margin to the Mainstream

Posted by on June 15, 2009

CCPH Co-Authors Article on CBPR in Prestigious Cardiovascular Journal!

Community Campus Partnerships for Health Interim Executive Director Sarena Seifer has co-authored co-authored an article on community-based participatory research (CBPR) in the May 26, 2009 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Circulation, read by an audience of cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologists, internists, nurses and others interested in cardiovascular medicine.

The citation and abstract appear below. To download a copy of the article, click here

http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pdf_files/CBPR-Circulation.pdf

Carol R. Horowitz, MD, MPH; Mimsie Robinson, MA, MPS; Sarena Seifer, MD Community-Based Participatory Research From the Margin to the Mainstream:  Are Researchers Prepared? Circulation. 2009;119:2633-2642.

Abstract

Despite an increasing arsenal of effective treatments, there are mounting challenges in developing strategies that prevent and control cardiovascular diseases, and that can be sustained and scaled to meet theneeds of those most vulnerable to their impact. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is an approach to conducting research by equitably partnering researchers and those directly affected by and knowledgeable of the local circumstances that impact health. To inform research design, implementation and dissemination, this approach challenges academic and community partners to invest in team building, share resources, and mutually exchange ideas and expertise. CBPR has led to a deeper understanding of the myriad factors influencing health and illness, a stream of ideas and innovations, and there are expanding opportunities for funding and academic advancement. To maximize the chance that CBPR will lead to tangible, lasting health benefits for communities, researchers will need to balance rigorous research with routine adoption of its conduct in ways that respectfully, productively and equally involve local partners. If successful, lessons learned should inform policy and inspire structural changes in healthcare systems and in communities.