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Strategies To Empower Communities To Reduce Health Disparities

Overview
Journal Health Aff (Millwood)
Specialty Health Services
Date 2016 Aug 10
PMID 27503967
Citations 29
Authors
Beti Thompson
Yamile Molina
Kasisomayajula Viswanath
Richard Warnecke
Michael L Prelip
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Abstract

Community-based participatory research is a promising approach to reducing health disparities. It empowers individuals and communities to become the major players in solving their own health problems. We discuss the use of community-based participatory research and other strategies to enhance empowerment. We also discuss projects from the Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities that have empowered communities to achieve positive health outcomes aimed at reducing disparities. We offer recommendations to policy makers for involving residents in efforts to achieve health equity.

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