title: Begin your partnership: the process of engagement.
abstract: Community Partnered-Participatory Research (CPPR) is based on and utilizes community engagement as its central method and principle. In this chapter, we explain the key differences between engaging the community vs merely involving the community. The chapter also reviews the plan-do-action cycle of work that is used in each stage of CPPR. We define five key values of CPPR: respect for diversity, openness, equality, redirected power (empowerment), and an asset-based approach. In addition, we present 12 operational principles, which guide work throughout every stage of all CPPR initiatives.
authors.affiliation: Healthy African American Families II (HAAF), Los Angeles, CA 90008, USA. LJonesHAAF@aol.com
authors.forename: Loretta
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meade
authors.forename: Nell
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Forge
authors.forename: Moraya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moini
authors.forename: Felica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Chrystene
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Terry
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Norris
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation / Q000379:methods*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012107:Research Design; D014495:Universities