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Using Participatory Action Research to Build Healthy Communities
Author: Meredith Minkler, DrPH
This paper lays out the ideas of participatory action research and explains how it is useful for creating change in communities, including a focus on 2 specific communities.
Links:
- Using Participatory Action Research to Build Healthy Communities (.PDF) - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1308710/pdf/pubhealthrep00022-0089.pdf
Reference:
Minkler, R. (2000). Using participatory action research to build healthy communities. Public health reports, vol. 115, 191-197.
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