Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is an approach to health and environmental research meant to increase the value of studies for both researchers and the communities being studied. CBPR creates bridges between scientists and communities, through the use of shared knowledge and valuable experiences..

Characteristics of a CBPR Project

1. Recognizes community as a unit of identity.

2. Builds on strengths and resources within the community.

3. Facilitates collaborative, equitable partnership in all phases of the research.

4. Promotes co-learning and capacity building among all partners.

5. Integrates and achieves a balance between research and action for the mutual benefit of all partners.

6. Emphasizes local relevance of public health problems and ecological perspectives that recognize and attend to the multiple determinants of health and disease.

7. Involves systems development through a cyclical and iterative process.

8. Disseminates findings and knowledge gained to all partners and involves all partners in the dissemination process.

9. Involves a long-term process and commitment.

Minkler M, Wallerstein N (Eds.). Community Based Participatory Research for Health. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass & Co., 2003.

In Sync with the Community: Applying CBPR Principles and Methods
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Call for Community-Based Women's Health Research Proposals

VCU Institute for Women's Health is seeking faculty/student proposals for its new seed grant program that fosters excellence in community-based participatory research on women's health. The proposal deadline is February 15, 2007. Up to six awards will be given up to $10,000 each for research that bridges academia with pressing community needs and contributes to improving the health of women and girls in our communities.

Proposal Guidelines & Application - SUBMISSION CLOSED - FEBRUARY 15, 2007

COMMUNITY-BASED SEED GRANT AWARDS PRESENTATION

The Institute for Women’s Health announces community based research seed grant awards at Women's Health Research Day - April 11, 2007.

The Institute for Women’s Health is pleased to announce the recipients of our first seed grant program, fostering excellence in community - based participatory research in women’s health. We are very excited about the opportunity to provide $86,000 in awards to nine VCU faculty and students. The awards include one demonstration project developed to serve as the rallying point for the program.  These projects will bridge academia with pressing community needs and contribute to improving the health of women and girls in our community, playing a critical role in the Institute’s goal of community engagement. We look forward to fostering new partnerships that promote a participatory, cooperative , and co-learning process for VCU researchers and our community partners.

VCU Institute for Women’s Health Awards $86,000 in Community-Based Research Grants to Improve Health of Women and Girls
Women's Health Community Based Awards News

2007 COMMUNITY BASED RESEARCH GRANT AWARDS LIST

Director of Community Based Research:
Judith Bradford, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Community Health,
Director, Community Health Research Initiative L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs