Participatory Health Research: Voices from Around the World

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This groundbreaking resource explores core issues in participatory health research (PHR) and traces its global emergence as a force for improving health and well-being, healthcare services, and quality of life. The PHR approach is defined as including community members, health practitioners, and decision-makers as co-researchers, using local knowledge to reduce disparities in care, advocate for responsive health policy, and accelerate positive change in society as a whole. The book’s first half surveys themes essential to the development of the field, including evaluating PHR projects, training professionals in conducting PHR, and the ambitious work of the International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research. International perspectives showcase the varied roles of PHR in addressing urgent local health problems in their specific public health and sociocultural contexts. Among the topics covered:Demonstrating impact in participatory health research Reviewing the effectiveness of participatory health research: challenges and possible solutions Kids in Action—participatory health research with children Participatory health research: an Indian perspective Participatory health research in Latin America: scientific production on chronic diseases Participatory health research in North America: from community engagement to evidence-informed practice Participatory Health Research benefits those teaching and learning about participatory health research at institutions of higher education and in community settings, addressing diverse fields including health promotion and disease prevention, medicine and public health, quality of life, social work, and community development. Front Matter ....Pages i-x Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 What Is Participatory Health Research? (Michael T. Wright, Jane Springett, Krystyna Kongats)....Pages 3-15 Building Consensus, Celebrating Diversity: The International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research (Michael T. Wright, Tina Cook, Jane Springett, Krystyna Kongats)....Pages 17-24 Evaluating Participatory Health Research (John G. Oetzel, Jane Springett, Nina Wallerstein, Laura Parajon, Irene Sia, Mark Wieland et al.)....Pages 25-40 Participatory Health Research in the Education of Health and Social Work Professionals (Irma Brito)....Pages 41-54 Demonstrating Impact in Participatory Health Research (Krystyna Kongats, Jane Springett, Michael T. Wright, Tina Cook)....Pages 55-69 Reviewing the Effectiveness of Participatory Health Research: Challenges and Possible Solutions (Janet Harris)....Pages 71-91 Kids in Action: Participatory Health Research with Children (Lisa Gibbs, Katitza Marinkovic, Alison L. Black, Brenda Gladstone, Christine Dedding, Ann Dadich et al.)....Pages 93-113 Front Matter ....Pages 115-115 PartKommPlus: German Research Consortium for Healthy Communities—New Developments and Challenges for Participatory Health Research in Germany (Michael T. Wright, Reinhard Burtscher, Petra Wihofszky)....Pages 117-126 Participatory Health Research: An Indian Perspective (Wafa Singh)....Pages 127-138 Participatory Health Research in Latin America: Scientific Production on Chronic Diseases (Francisco J. Mercado-Martínez, Leticia Robles-Silva, Bernardo Jiménez-Domínguez)....Pages 139-163 Participatory Health Research with Older People in the Netherlands: Navigating Power Imbalances Towards Mutually Transforming Power (Barbara C. Groot, Tineke A. Abma)....Pages 165-178 Organizational Participatory Research in North America (Paula Louise Bush, Jeannie Haggerty, Carol Repchinsky, Michael T. Wright, Christine Loignon, Vera Granikov et al.)....Pages 179-204 Participatory Health Research in North America: From Community Engagement to Evidence-Informed Practice (Jon Salsberg, Nickoo Merati)....Pages 205-218 Participatory Health Research International Experience from Four Portuguese-Speaking Countries (Irma Brito, Donizete Daher, Crystiane Ribas, Fernanda Príncipe, Fernando Mendes, Filipa Homem et al.)....Pages 219-237 Participatory Health Research in South Africa (Maghboeba Mosavel, Jodi Winship, Rashid Ahmed)....Pages 239-253 “Home Thoughts from Abroad”: Reflections on the History of Participatory Health Research in the UK (Jane Springett)....Pages 255-270 Back Matter ....Pages 271-278