title: Addressing Perinatal Disparities in Urban Setting: Using Community Based Participatory Research.
abstract: Striking racial disparities in infant mortality exist in the United States, with rates of infant death among African Americans (AA) nearly twice the national average. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches have been successful in fostering collaborative relationships between communities and researchers focused on developing effective and sustainable interventions and programs targeting needs of the community. The current paper details use of the Perinatal Period of Risk (PPOR) model as a method to engage communities by identifying factors influencing racial disparities in infant mortality and examining changes in those factors over a ten year period.
authors: Associate Professor, Departments of Epidemiology and Community Health and, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University.
authors: Saba W
authors: SW
authors: Masho
authors: Lori
authors: L
authors: Keyser-Marcus
authors: Sara B
authors: SB
authors: Varner
authors: Derek
authors: D
authors: Chapman
authors: Rose
authors: R
authors: Singleton
authors: Dace
authors: D
authors: Svikis
keywords: Community Based Participatory Research; Infant Mortality; Perinatal Periods of Risk