Community-based participatory research (CBPR) emerged in response to the longstanding tradition of "top-down" research-studies in which social scientists observe social phenomena and community problems as outsiders, separate from the participants' daily lives. CBPR is more immersive, fostering partnerships between academic and community organizations that increase the value and consequence of the research for all partners. The current perspectives gleaned from this school of research have been wildly well-received, in no small part because they address the complexity of the human experience in their conclusions.HANDBOOK OF COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH codifies the methods and theories of this research approach and articulates an expansive vision of health that includes gender equality, safe and adequate housing, and freedom from violence. Topic-based chapters apply the theory and methods of CBPR to real world problems affecting women, ethnic and racial minorities, and immigrant communities such as sexual violence, exposure to environmental toxins, and lack of access to preventive care as well as suggesting future directions for effective, culturally sensitive research.HANDBOOK OF COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH is required reading for academics, policy makers, and students seeking meaningful social change through scholarship.

ContributorsPreface1. Overview of Community-based Participatory Research2. Community-based Participatory Research Study Approaches along a Continuum of Community-Engaged Research3. Research Methods and Community-based Participatory Research: Challenges and Opportunities4. The use of GIS and Spatial Analyses in Community-based Participatory Research5. Ethical Issues in Community-based Participatory Research Studies6. Participatory Research Studies in Faith-based Settings7. Special Issues in Conducting Community-based Participatory Research Studies with Ethnic and Racial Minorities8. Community-based Participatory Research Studies Involving Immigrants9. Applying a Community-based Participatory Research Approach to Address Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Mellitus in an Urban Setting10. Community-based Participatory Research Addressing Infant Mortality11. Community-based Participatory Research Studies on Colorectal Cancer Screening12. Community-based Participatory Research Studies on Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening13. Community-based Participatory Research Studies on Environmental Health14. Community-based Participatory Research Studies on Interpersonal Violence: Ending the Cycle of Poverty and Violence15. Using Community-based Participatory Research Approaches in HIV: Three Case Studies16. Engaging Communities in Translational Research17. Summary and ConclusionsIndex