Meredith Minkler and Nina Wallerstein have brought together, in one important volume, a stellar panel of contributors who offer a comprehensive resource on the theory and application of community based participatory research. Community Based Participatory Research for Health contains information on a wide variety of topics including planning and conducting research, working with communities, promoting social change, and core research methods. The book also contains a helpful appendix of tools, guides, checklists, sample protocols, and much more.
                                                  Meredith Minkler is professor of Health and Social Behavior in the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, and assistant to the vice chancellor for National and Community Service. 
Nina Wallerstein is professor and director of the Masters in Public Health Program at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.