title: Building an international collaboration on participatory health research.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Participatory health research (PHR) is receiving increased international attention as an approach for addressing various health issues. However, PHR has not yet achieved the status of other forms of research in terms of having an impact on health policy decisions.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article reports on the current status of the new International Collaboration on Participatory Health Research (ICPHR).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  By formulating common definitions and standards for PHR and synthesizing the results and methods of participatory research, the collaboration will seek to strengthen the role of PHR in academic and political institutions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The collaboration is an important structure for advancing the practice, theory, and impact of PHR internationally.
authors.affiliation: Research Group Public Health, Social Science Research Center Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Bob
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roche
authors.forename: Hella
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: von Unger
authors.forename: Carly
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ainlay
mesh_terms: D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005060:Europe; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D009656:North America