AAPCHO is pleased to introduce its latest research toolkit, Community-Based Participatory Research: A Health Center Toolkit with Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
This
toolkit is a joint collaboration between the Association of Asian
Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) and the National
Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC). It is intended as a
handbook for CHCs and researchers interested in collaborative research
activities.
Background
Increasing
calls for more comprehensive and participatory approaches to studying
public health have led to the development of community-based models of
research, in which communities actively and equitably engage in the
research process. Carefully executed, Community-Based Participatory
Research (CBPR) benefits not only researchers, but also the community
under study by empowering it with the knowledge and tools to implement
changes.
With that said, there is now a growing interest in
conducting CBPR at health centers focused on medically underserved
populations, such as Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other
Pacific Islanders. From building ideas, to finding appropriate
collaborators, to writing grant proposals, this extensive toolkit
provides the resources health centers and researchers need to start a
CBPR project and support the development, success, and sustainability
of their projects together.
Community-Based Participatory Research: A Health Center Toolkit with Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders contains an array of useful information for health centers and researchers, including:
• Research readiness assessments
• Steps to building CBPR partnerships and trust
• How to develop a Memorandum of Understanding between partners
• A protocol for submitting a research proposal collaboratively
• A sample of a funded research proposal
We encourage you to send us
your feedback or additional resources for this toolkit, as we will
continually update and develop its usefulness to researchers and health
centers with your contributions. To reach us, email AAPCHO at researchtoolkit@aapcho.org or NACHC at research@nachc.com.
Table of Contents
Section 1: Introduction to Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)
1.1: Getting Started in CBPR
1.2: CBPR for CHCs
1.3: Methodological Considerations
Section 2: Conducting Research with Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs)
2.1: AAPI Demographic and Health Characteristics in the U.S.
2.2: Improving Quality of Health Care and Growing Opportunities for AAPIs
Appendix
Appendix 1: Sample Documents
Appendix 2: Additional Resources
Appendix 3: References
Acknowledgments
We
would like to thank all the toolkit contributors as well as Hui Song,
Winston Tseng, and AAPCHO's National Research Advisory Committee for
their assistance with the toolkit. This project was funded in part by
the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health
Grant # MPCMP051003 and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
PO Requisition #07R000132.
