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. 2020 Dec;66(3-4):217-221.
doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12487.

Applying Community-Based Participatory Approaches to Addressing Health Disparities and Promoting Health Equity

Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar  1 , Vincent T Francisco  2 , Noé Rubén Chávez  3
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Applying Community-Based Participatory Approaches to Addressing Health Disparities and Promoting Health Equity

Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar et al. Am J Community Psychol. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

This special issue highlights work that contributes to our understanding of health disparities and community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches to promoting health equity across diverse populations and issues that matter to communities. We take on a global perspective, and thus, various efforts across international contexts are illustrated. Articles elucidate a variety of CBPR approaches designed to empower and build capacity among individuals and communities in order to seek changes at the level of community practices, programs, and systems. These articles span across diverse populations-children, youth, and families; adults and older adults; immigrants; refugees; Black people; Latinx people; Native Americans/Indigenous people, the Roma community; Muslim women, and women with disabilities-experiencing inequities of interest to community psychologists and other researchers and practitioners.

Keywords: Community-based participatory research; Health disparities; Health equity.

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