Community-Based Participatory Research

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Northwest Health Foundation is pleased to sponsor:

In Partnership with the Community:
Collaborative Research to Improve Health
September 19-21, 2005
Red Lion on the River, Portland, Oregon

About the Conference

The two-part conference is designed for community members, representatives of community-based organizations, academic research and teaching faculty, public health officials, and policymakers to develop foundational knowledge of community-based participatory research (CBPR), and will focus on (1) the processes, challenges, and successes of building research partnerships with diverse communities; (2) effective CBCR methods and models; (3) funding opportunities and project planning strategies; and (4) ethical and other challenges.

Keynote Speakers

Meredith Minkler, DrPH, is Professor of Health and Social Behavior and Director of the DrPH Program at the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Minkler will present "Collaborative research: A promising approach for studying and addressing community-identified health problems"

Sarah Jones is an award-winning playwright, actor, and poet, and creator of the one-woman show "Bridge and Tunnel." In partnership with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Ms. Jones will be performing "A Right to Care," which examines the injustice of health disparities through the experiences of nearly a dozen different characters. This performance is sponsored by Kaiser Permanente Northwest Region.

2005 Conference Brochure and Registration Form
Early Registration Deadline - September 9

2005 Call for Abstracts - CLOSED

2005 Call for Abstracts - Arts and Culture - CLOSED

2004 Proceedings