Community- Based Health Research: Issues and Methods

by Daniel S. Blumenthal MD, MPH (Editor), Ralph J. DiClemente PhD (Editor)

Overview

This book identifies key concepts of successful community-based research beyond the aspect of location, including prevention focus, population-centered partnerships, multidisciplinary cooperation, and cultural competency. Lessons from the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and case studies on HIV/AIDS prevention and cardiovascular risk reduction illustrate the application of research methods with both positive and negative outcomes.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826120267
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	10/24/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Dr. Daniel S. Blumenthal, MD, MPH, is principal investigator for the Prevention Research Center at Morehouse School of Medicine. He is professor and chair of the school’s Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine and associate dean for Community Programs.

Dr. Ralph J. DiClemente, PhD, is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public Health and associate director, Emory Center for AIDS Research. He holds concurrent appointments as professor in the School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Immunology; and the Department of Psychiatry. He was most recently chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University.

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Table of Contents

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Foreword, D. Satcher
Part I: Issues

1. Community-Based Research: An Introduction, D.S. Blumenthal and E. Yancey
2. Assessing and Applying Community-Based Research, C. Evans
3. Public Health Ethics and Community-Based Research: Lessons from the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, B. Jenkins, C. Jones, and D.S. Blumenthal
4. The View from the Community, A. Cruz, F. Murphy, N. Nyarko, and D.N.Y. Krall

Part II: Methods

5. Study Designs, Surveys, and Descriptive Studies, N. Asal and L. Beebe
6. Survey Case Study: The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, D. Holtzman
7. Qualitative Methods in Community-Based Research, C. Sterk and K. Elifson
8. HIV/AIDS Prevention: Case Study in Qualitative Research, K. Elifson and C. Sterk
9. Community Intervention Trials: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations, R.J. DiClemente, R.A. Crosby, C. Sionean, and D. Holtgrave
10. Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Community Intervention Trials, S.K. Davis

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"The editors of this book bring together in one place a description both of epidemiological methods and a discussion of community-level issues. It is a volume that will prove useful to those who wish to conduct contemporary community-based research."
—from the Foreword by David Satcher, MD, PhD

Editorial Reviews

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Reviewer: Diane M Tomasic, EdD, RN (Slippery Rock University )
Description: Contributors to this book discuss the issues and methods related to community-based research. Application of various research methods is discussed, illustrating both positive and negative outcomes.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a description of epidemiologic methods and a discussion of community-level issues related to contemporary community-based research. The ability to conduct ethical and effective research requires the application of sound, scientific methodology.
Audience: The target audience is individuals wishing to conduct contemporary community-based research. The authors and contributors are credible researchers in the field.
Features: This book is divided into two sections. The first section deals with issues related to community-based research and the second section deals with the methods related to this area of research. Here the application of various methods is described. Positive and negative outcomes of the methods are discussed.
Assessment: This book should be useful for those individuals wishing to conduct research in the community setting. Learning about the experiences of others should provide valuable insight into the process of community-setting research.

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