Participatory Health Research
Voices from Around the World
Editors: Wright, Michael T., Kongats, Krystyna (Eds.)
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- Provides in one place a good overview of current issues in the theory and practice of participatory health research
- Is a project of the International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research
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- About this Textbook
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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.
- Demonstrating impact in participatory health research
- About the authors
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Michael T. Wright, PhD, LICSW, MS, is a professor for Research Methods at Catholic University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany. Dr. Wright also is co-founder and coordinator of both the German Network for Participatory Health Research and the International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research. He has served as associate editor of the International Journal of Public Health.
Krystyna Kongats, MPH, is a PhD candidate in Health Promotion at the School of Public Health, University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. Her primary experience, skills, and interests lie in participatory and creative approaches to research, health promotion, and end of life care. She is also a consortium member of the International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research.
- Table of contents (16 chapters)
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What Is Participatory Health Research?
Pages 3-15
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Building Consensus, Celebrating Diversity: The International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research
Pages 17-24
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Evaluating Participatory Health Research
Pages 25-40
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Participatory Health Research in the Education of Health and Social Work Professionals
Pages 41-54
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Demonstrating Impact in Participatory Health Research
Pages 55-69
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Participatory Health Research
- Book Subtitle
- Voices from Around the World
- Editors
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- Michael T. Wright
- Krystyna Kongats
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-92177-8
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-92177-8
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-92176-1
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 278
- Number of Illustrations
- 3 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
- Topics
