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Community-Based Participatory Research

Journal Article
A New Taxonomy Is Proposed for Defining the Interests of Stakeholders' Representatives in Health Research: The Case of Guideline Development
This article distinguishes between the non-conflicting interests of stakeholder groups relating to the inherent rights of that group from the conflicting interests relating to the interests of the representatives or the organization they represent.
Jun 27, 2023
Blog
20 Years After the Iraq War, China-Russia Ties, Correctional Education: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on reflecting on the Iraq War, the pandemic and prison education, North Korea’s latest threats, and more.
Mar 24, 2023
Blog
Opioids in America, Silicon Valley Bank, Semiconductors: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on addressing America's illicit opioids problem, Silicon Valley Bank’s demise, Taiwan’s semiconductor dominance, and more.
Mar 17, 2023
Essay
An Early Warning System for Landslides Protects Sitka, Alaska
A 2015 landslide that killed three people in Sitka, Alaska, changed how residents looked at the steep hills all around them. The community worked with researchers to develop a warning system to prevent such tragedies in the future.
Mar 14, 2023
Journal Article
Informality, Violence, and Disaster Risks: Coproducing Inclusive Early Warning and Response Systems in Urban Informal Settlements in Honduras
This research examines the coproduction of early warning systems linked with response capacities for floods and landslides through the case study of work in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, with a focus on nine urban informal settlements with high levels of territorial gang violence.
Sep 2, 2022
Journal Article
A Community-Partnered Approach to Social Network Data Collection for a Large and Partial Network
To help improve landslide communication in Sitka, we used a community-partnered approach to social network analysis to identify potential key actors for landslide risk communication and structural holes that may inhibit communication.
Feb 18, 2022
Essay
Citizen Science Helps Communities Participate in, Understand, and Trust Science
Good citizen science brings a community together and helps it prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. A RAND guide takes non-expert investigators from the early stages of defining their questions and setting their goals, through building their teams, to planning for action.
Jan 4, 2022
Tool
Citizen Science for Disasters: A Guide for Community Groups
This toolkit provides guidance to community groups on engaging with disaster citizen science to support public health preparedness.
Sep 29, 2021
Tool
Citizen Science for Disasters: A Guide for Local Health Departments
This toolkit provides guidance to local health departments on engaging with disaster citizen science to support public health preparedness.
Sep 29, 2021
Commentary
Adapting to Adversity amid a Global Pandemic: Stakeholder Insights About Progress and Next Steps for Taking Integrative Action to Build Resilient Systems
In 2020, the global pandemic and ongoing chronic stressors caused multiple shocks in the United States. The authors describe recommendations to advance an integrative resilience research and practice agenda based on recent stakeholder experiences.
Jun 11, 2021
Commentary
Local Communities Need a Voice in How to 'Build Back Better'
Long before it was popularized and made its way into political slogans and economic recovery battle cries, the phrase “building back better” was a central tenet of disaster recovery and community resilience. How should community voices be incorporated into “building back better” processes?
Jan 12, 2021
Report
Arts-based approaches to public engagement with research: Lessons from a rapid review
This report shares findings from a rapid review of the evidence on the use and effectiveness of arts-based approaches for public engagement with research.
Jan 11, 2021
Journal Article
Peer Mentoring for Male Parolees: A CBPR Pilot Study
This study demonstrated the feasibility and import of involving formerly incarcerated adults in the design, implementation, and testing of interventions intended to support their reintegration efforts.
Jul 7, 2015
Journal Article
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Students for Nutrition and Exercise: A Community-Based Participatory Research Study
Multilevel school-based interventions may promote healthy adolescent dietary behaviors.
May 16, 2014
Journal Article
Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Identify Potential Interventions to Overcome Barriers to Adolescents' Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
Using a community-based participatory research approach, we explored adolescent, parent, and community stakeholder perspectives on barriers to healthy eating and physical activity, and intervention ideas to address adolescent obesity.
Oct 1, 2009
Journal Article
Teaching Community-Based Participatory Research Principles to Physicians Enrolled in a Health Services Research Fellowship
To improve health and reduce inequities through health services research, investigators are increasingly actively involving individuals and institutions who would be affected by the research.
Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article
School Site Visits for Community-Based Participatory Research on Healthy Eating
Site visits offer a useful means to evaluate the implementation of school district obesity-related policies and develop interventions to translate school food policies into practice.
Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article
Community-based Participatory Research: Partnering with Communities for Effective and Sustainable Behavioral Health Interventions
The authors describe a community based participatory research (CBPR) effort to develop, pilot test, and conduct a randomized controlled trial of a school-based adolescent obesity prevention program.
Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article
Development and Implementation of a School-Based Obesity Prevention Intervention: Lessons Learned from Community-Based Participatory Research
Describes lessons learned from developing and pilot testing a middle school-based obesity prevention intervention using Community-based participatory research (CBPR) in Los Angeles, California.
Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article
Acculturation and Parent-Adolescent Communication About Sex in Filipino-American Families: A Community-Based Participatory Research Study
Acculturation may influence Filipino-American parent-adolescent communication about sex and, consequently, Filipino-American adolescent sexual health.
Jan 1, 2007

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Rita Bahlibi

Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School, and Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND

Rita Bahlibi is a Ph.D. student in the Technology Applications and Implications stream at Pardee RAND Graduate School and an assistant policy analyst at RAND. She has an M.S. in finance and economics from West Texas A&M University, a B.A. in journalism with a minor in Africa and Middle East…
Priya Gandhi

Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND

Priya Samir Gandhi (she/her) is an assistant policy researcher at the RAND Corporation and a Ph.D. candidate at the Pardee RAND Graduate School pursuing a concentration in community-partnered policy. She is passionate about tackling tough questions through a rigorous cycle of research, analysis,…

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