Community- Based Health Research: Issues and Methods

This book identifies key concepts of successful community-based research beyond the aspect of location, including prevention focus, population-centered partnerships, multidisciplinary cooperation, and cultural competency. Lessons from the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and case studies on HIV/AIDS prevention and cardiovascular risk reduction illustrate the application of research methods with both positive and negative outcomes.

Dr. Daniel S. Blumenthal, MD, MPH, is principal investigator for the Prevention Research Center at Morehouse School of Medicine. He is professor and chair of the school’s Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine and associate dean for Community Programs.

Dr. Ralph J. DiClemente, PhD, is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public Health and associate director, Emory Center for AIDS Research. He holds concurrent appointments as professor in the School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Immunology; and the Department of Psychiatry. He was most recently chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University.