Community involvement in the conduct of a health education intervention and research project: Community Action Against Asthma.
There is a need for more guidance on how to implement community-based participatory research, particularly on the roles of community members, throughout the process. This article focuses on how a Steering Committee, composed of representatives from community-based organizations, a local health department, an integrated health care system, and academia from the University of Michigan, participated in the design and implementation of a children's asthma study in Detroit, Michigan: Community Action Against Asthma. In addition, this article focuses on the role of community members as data collectors, examining a variety of sophisticated data collection roles. A description and analysis of how community members shaped and participated in the project, the lessons learned, and recommendations for practitioners are also presented.
Edgren
Katherine K
KK
Community Action Against Asthma, Detroit, Michigan. kedgren@umich.edu
Parker
Edith A
EA
Israel
Barbara A
BA
Lewis
Toby C
TC
Salinas
Maria A
MA
Robins
Thomas G
TG
Hill
Yolanda R
YR
D001249:Asthma / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D003256:Community Participation; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D040441:Health Educators; D006801:Humans; D008824:Michigan; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016730:Program Development; D012106:Research