From Design to Dissemination: Implementing Community-Based Participatory Research in Postdisaster Communities

Maureen Lichtveld1, Suzanne Kennedy1, Rebecca Z Krouse1

  • 1At the time of the study, Maureen Lichtveld, Faye Grimsley, LuAnn White, Natasha Barlow, Shannon DeGruy, and Dorothy Paul were with the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. Suzanne Kennedy, Rebecca Z. Krouse, and Herman Mitchell were with Rho Federal Systems Division Inc, Chapel Hill, NC. Jane El-Dahr was with the Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans. Keith Bordelon and Richard D. Cohn were with the Constella Group, LLC, Durham, NC. Yvonne Sterling was with the Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, Louisiana State University, New Orleans. Stacey Denham, Claire Hayes, Margaret Sanders, Mosanda M. Mvula, and Kevin U. Stephens were with the New Orleans Health Department, New Orleans. Eleanor Thornton was with Visionary Consulting Partners, LLC, Fairfax, VA. Patricia Chulada and William J. Martin II were with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC.

Summary

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is feasible post-disaster, despite unique challenges. Tailored principles enhance its application in disaster-affected communities, ensuring scientific rigor.

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