PARTICIPATORY HEALTH RESEARCH

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 healt