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Achieving Success in Poor Urban Minority Community-Based Research: Strategies for Implementing Community-Based Research within an Urban Minority Population

University of the District of Columbia

Patricia H. Kennedy, EdD, RN

Maryland Board of Nursing

Cara J. Krulewitch, CNM, PhD

Barbara Wingrove, MPH

Department of Epidemiology

Kathy Katz, PhD

High Risk Infant Developmental Follow-Up at Georgetown University Medical Center

Barbara Wesley, MD, MPH

Howard University in Washington, DC

Clare Feinson, JD, MPH

Aspen Systems Corporation in Rockville, MD

Allen Herman, MD, MPH

National School of Public Health at the Medical University of Southern Africa

Various models of community research have been employed to assess community health needs and address community health problems. Infant mortality remains a problem in urban minority communities throughout the United States. This article compares various community research models with a three-tiered community involvement model used in Washington, D.C., an urban, predominantly African American community with one of the worst rates of infant mortality in the nation. The research design incorporated community input throughout the research design process, resulting in a better understanding of issues and problems associated with infant mortality within the community setting. The use of the model improved community participation in the research process, facilitating improved health initiatives.

Health Promotion Practice, Vol. 3, No. 3, 410-420 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/152483990200300310


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