Abstract
Scientists and healthcare providers have begun to recognize that addressing prevention and treatment in the context of health and wellness, requires consideration of complex non-clinical issues not entirely familiar to them. These issues are social, economic, political, and environmental, together known as the Social Determinants of Health. In addition, communities have become more aware of the importance of biological determinants of health. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a collaborative approach to address these determinants. This collaborative approach to health care and research equitably involves all partners in the process and recognizes the unique strengths that each partner brings. It aims to combine scientific knowledge with interventions to improve health and ultimately brings social change. CBPR then poses new challenges regarding communication among health care providers, academia and communities. The intervention begins with a brief socio-cultural contextualization of communication between two stakeholders: communities and health professionals. Then the intervention discusses some case studies, challenges, and reflections around communication in the context of CBPR. Finally, the presentation ends with practical recommendations for considering the adoption of methodologies and processes to bring balance to communication between these two communities.
Citation Format: John J. Estrada. Communication in the context of community-based participatory research. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Sixth AACR Conference: The Science of Cancer Health Disparities; Dec 6–9, 2013; Atlanta, GA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2014;23(11 Suppl):Abstract nr ED03-02. doi:10.1158/1538-7755.DISP13-ED03-02
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