Community-Based Participatory Research Shows How a Community Initiative Creates Networks to Improve Well-Being

Evidence from more than 30 years of research suggests a profound relationship between social participation and human health and well-being. People who hold meaningful roles in supportive social contexts live longer, get sick less often, suffer less disability, and recover faster from life-threatening events. However, despite ample evidence of benefit, the complex phenomenon of social participation has proved difficult to untangle in creating policies or programs for optimizing health in diverse communities

A Special Supplement to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine Showcases Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Research

  1. 1 Putting the "Community" Into Community-Based Participatory Research
  2. 2 Making Evidence from Research More Relevant, Useful, and Actionable in Policy, Program Planning and Practice
  3. 3 Effective Recruitment of Minority Populations Through Community-Led Strategies
  4. 4 The Healthy Lifestyle Change Program
  5. 5 A Low-Literacy Medication Education Tool for Safety-Net Hospital Patients
  6. 6 Risk and Resilience in Latinos
  7. 7 Improving Disaster Mental Health Care in Schools
  8. 8 Building Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships with a Somali Refugee Community
  9. 9 Rapid Community Participatory Assessment of Health Care in Post-Storm New Orleans
  10. 10 Asthma Mitigation Strategies
  11. 11 Children's Roles in Parents' Diabetes Self-Management
  12. 12 Role Development of Community Health Workers
  13. 13 Participants' Assessments of the Effects of a Community Health Worker Intervention on Their Diabetes Self-Management and Interactions with Healthcare Providers
  14. 14 Economic Evaluation of a Comprehensive Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program
  15. 15 School Site Visits for Community-Based Participatory Research on Healthy Eating
  16. 16 A Physician Team's Experiences in Community-Based Participatory Research
  17. 17 Community-Based Participatory Research Shows How a Community Initiative Creates Networks to Improve Well-Being

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