Community-based participatory research

University (ASU) researchers collected over 200 blood samples from members of the Havasupai Indian tribe. Tribe representatives claimed that when discussing with researchers before the start of the study, they were told that it would focus on diabetes research, although the consent form described the project as studying “the causes of behavioral/medical disorders” (Mello and Wolf 2010, 204). The samples were used for many studies, and were even shared with other investigators. The main uses the tribe disagreed

Silvestri (2007), suggests women usher in a new era in policing because their leadership style is more participatory and nurturing than the traditional transactional autocratic leadership employed by men (p. 39). Women leaders have demonstrated beneficial influence in subordinates feelings on performance anchors. The way women utilize their skill sets to influence change in law enforcement is primarily based upon developing better relationships then leveraging the relationships to establish “buy in” rather

The social ecological framework was presented in class as providing many possible avenues for research and program implementation.  Using the required readings and lectures, write about the pros and cons of a social ecological framework for understanding health behaviors and designing health promotion programs. Your analysis should lead to a conclusion about the framework. The social ecological framework comprises of person-focused and environment-focused interventions designed to promote health

presented. What attracts me most to design, however, is the human aspect. I love collaboration and I have spent my education and career as a designer focused on bringing people to the center of my work. The best kind of design is multi-disciplinary, participatory, and hands-on; when everyone contributes ideas and gets their hands dirty, the end result is more likely to be both

Hergenrather, K. C., Rhodes, S. D., & Clark, G. (June 01, 2006). Windows to Work: Exploring Employment–Seeking Behaviors of Persons with HIV/AIDS Through Photovoice. Aids Education and Prevention, 18, 3, 243-258. ‘Windows To Work’ is a photovoice research developed with 11 people leaving with HIV/AIDS with the objective to identify what influences their employment-seeking behavior. This topic is relevant for people living with HIV/AIDS as it appears to be an important factor that contributes to their

project was to use CBPR methods to collaborate with partners in the Korean community to address oral health among particularly vulnerable Korean elderly adults in NYC. We worked with Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York (KCS), to assess oral health needs among older Koreans, their community, and family caregivers, and use the information collected to develop a targeted oral health intervention(s). This research can potentially impact approximately 5000 Korean seniors through KCS. My responsibilities

my undergraduate work back in Venezuela, I wanted to make news reports because I admire the power and beauty of truth. Although I learned how to produce news and consider myself a journalist, I was missing something. I wanted to work with stories based on realities, that would stay on the screen for a longer period than two to three minutes – the standard news time per package. Moreover, I wanted to combine the power of reality content and the elegance of cinema – something that is not relevant in

our expressed attitude, our attitudes will change to reflect our institutions” (powell, 2008, p. 806) Richmond HiAP Background In the city of Richmond, low-income residents and communities of color face a myriad of toxic health stressors in their neighborhoods. These stressors disproportionately burden these communities compared to other areas and populations of the city, producing extreme health disparities. For

established the National Latino Childhood Obesity Research Agenda in response to the Latino childhood obesity crisis in the U.S. This group identified the Latino family as the most important factor in preventing childhood obesity among their children, followed by the community, school, and society. The CDC Youth Media Campaign Longitudinal Survey (YMCLS) reported that 61.5% of Latino children aged 9–13 years did

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Societies have been devastated by a number of epidemiological outbreaks, but few diseases have been as antagonistic as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The global transmission of this disease has been perpetuated by the ease of long distance travel and immigration (Magis-Rodriguez, 2004; Xu et al., 2014). Throughout the past 35 years the course of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), as well as patterns of immigration, have changed immensely. Given