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Clinical Research Resource Library • Community Based Participatory Research

Alliance for Research in Community Health (ARCH)
[http://www.med.wright.edu/arch/]
ARCH acts as a link to multi-disciplinary and collaborative community and academic partnerships, improved healthcare through participatory research, and increased numbers of health professionals displaying cultural competence and skill in applying evidence-based medicine.

Community-Based Collaboartive Research Consortium
[http://www.cbcrc.org/]
Find out about new developments and studies concerning community based collaborative groups working in partnership with others.

Community-Based Participatory Research: Implications for Public Health Funding PDF: portable document format
[http://www.cprc-chmc.uc.edu/reports/APHA%20article%20on%20CBPR.pdf]
This article seeks to promote support for CBPR as an important tool for community-driven public health research.

Community-Based Public Health Cuacus
[http://www.sph.umich.edu/cbph/caucus/]
The Community-Based Public Health Caucus is guided by the belief that Community lies at the heart of public health, and that interventions work best when they are rooted in the values, knowledge, expertise, and interests of the community itself.

Community Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)
[http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph.html]
CCPH is a nonprofit organization that promotes health through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions.

Community Development Society
[http://comm-dev.org/new/]
CDS offers leadership and opportunities to learn what's new in the community development and research field.

Community Toolbox
[http://ctb.ku.edu/index.jsp/]
The Community Tool Box provides over 6,000 pages of practical information to support community health and development work.

Cross Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP)
[http://www.xculture.org/]
The CCHCP addresses broad cultural issues that impact the health of individuals and families in ethnic minority communities in Seattle and nationwide.

Institute for Community Research
[http://www.incommunityresearch.org/]
The Institute for Community Research conducts research in collaboration with community partners to promote justice and equity in a diverse, multiethnic, multicultural world.

The LOKA Institute Living Knowledge Database
[http://www.livingknowledge.org/]
A free resource providing users with resources and tools related to community-based research.

National Community Building Network
[http://www.ncbn.org/]
The National Community Building Network (NCBN) helps community builders to advocate for social and economic justice and support comprehensive community building in low-income communities.

Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
[http://obssr.od.nih.gov/]
Find information and resources to assist researchers in fostering good relationships with the communities they serve.

Public-Private Partnerships to Improve HealthcarePDF: portable document format
[http://www.hret.org/hret/programs/content/CCNevalreport.pdf]
Health Research and Educational Trust publication evaluating public-private healthcare partnerships.

The Role of Community-Based Participatory Research
[http://www.ahrq.gov/research/cbprrole.htm]
Find the history and current role of CBPR provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Sucessful Models of Community-Based Participatory Research
[http://www.niehs.nih.gov/translat/cbr-final.pdf] PDF: portable document format
Find the final report from the NIEHS/NIH meeting discussing aspects of CBPR such as partnership building, process, and evaluation.