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Engaging Rural And Urban Appalachians In Research Using A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach, Laureen H. Smith, Jessica Valenzuela, Robert L. Ludke
Engaging Rural And Urban Appalachians In Research Using A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach, Laureen H. Smith, Jessica Valenzuela, Robert L. Ludke
PRISM: A Journal of Regional Engagement
Appalachians are particularly vulnerable to chronic diseases as documented by recent national studies that have identified disproportionally higher rates of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and premature mortality for this population. Evidence-based interventions to reduce rates of diabetes and obesity among adults and children have been ineffective among Appalachians where multiple factors including poor living conditions, limited health information, lifestyle behaviors, and lack of access to health care interact to increase the prevalence of these problems. However, there is growing evidence that Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) conducted through community-academic partnerships can lead to significant health and social impact in communities faced …
Full Report- Re-Thinking The Future Of Cleveland's Neighborhood Developers: Interim Report, Norman Krumholz, Kathryn Hexter
Full Report- Re-Thinking The Future Of Cleveland's Neighborhood Developers: Interim Report, Norman Krumholz, Kathryn Hexter
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Community Resilience Training Project Proposal, Delyla Wilson
Community Resilience Training Project Proposal, Delyla Wilson
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
The Community Resilience Training (CRT) Project Proposal is a design for the creation and implementation of a multi-level, adaptive curriculum designed to improve community resilience to disasters and other major disruption. Grounded in chaos theory and the complexity paradigm of disaster response, the CRT program is designed to provide information at the community level to promote change throughout the disaster preparedness, response, relief, and recovery process. The CRT project incorporates permaculture technology, wilderness medicine protocols, community organizing skills, and transnational advocacy competencies with traditional community knowledge to create a culturally specific training curriculum. Through the research process, community knowledge and …