The Power and the Promise: Working With Communities to Analyze Data, Interpret Findings, and Get to Outcomes
Authors:
- Suzanne B. CashmanSCSuzanne B. Cashman
- Sarah AdekySASarah Adeky
- Alex J. AllenAAAlex J. Allen
- Jason CorburnJason Corburn
- Barbara A. IsraelBIBarbara A. Israel
- Jaime MontañoJMJaime Montaño
- Alvin RafelitoARAlvin Rafelito
- Scott D. RhodesSRScott D. Rhodes
- Samara SwanstonSSSamara Swanston
- Nina WallersteinNWNina Wallerstein
- Eugenia EngEEEugenia Eng
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- 1 August 2008
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 98 (8) , 1407-1417
Abstract
Although the intent of community-based participatory research (CBPR) is to include community voices in all phases of a research initiative, community partners appear less frequently engaged in data analysis and interpretation than in other research phases. Using 4 brief case studies, each with a different data collection methodology, we provide examples of how community members participated in data analysis, interpretation, or both, thereby strengthening community capacity and providing unique insight. The roles and skills of the community and academic partners were different from but complementary to each other. We suggest that including community partners in data analysis and interpretation, while lengthening project time, enriches insights and findings and consequently should be a focus of the next generation of CBPR initiatives.Keywords
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