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Modeling the Principles of Community-Based Participatory Research in a Community Health Assessment Conducted by a Health Foundation

Center for Excellence in Health Disparities Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas

Patricia Gail Bray, PhD

St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities in Houston, Texas, and the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston, Texas

Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza, PhD, MPH

University of Texas Health Science Center and St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities in Houston, Texas, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia

Ilana Reisz, MS

St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas

Jane Peranteau, PhD

St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities in Houston, Texas

The authors discuss strategies used and lessons learned by a health foundation during development of a community health assessment model incorporating community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches. The assessment model comprises three models incorporating increasing amounts of CPBR principles. Model A combines local-area analysis of quantitative data, qualitative information (key informants, focus groups), and asset mapping. Model B, a community-based participatory model, emphasizes participatory rural appraisal approaches and quantitative assessment using rapid epidemiological assessment. Model C, a modified version of Model B, is financially more sustainable for our needs than Model B. The authors (a) describe origins of these models and illustrate practical applications and (b) explore the lessons learned in their transition from a traditional, nonparticipatory, quantitative approach to participatory approaches to community-health assessment. It is hoped that this article will contribute to the growing body of knowledge of practical aspects of incorporating CBPR approaches into community health assessments.

Key Words: community health assessment • community-based participatory research • community mobilization

This version was published on January 1, 2009

Health Promotion Practice, Vol. 10, No. 1, 67-75 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1524839906294419


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