Engaging the Deaf American Sign Language Community: Lessons From a Community-Based Participatory Research Center

McKee, Michael; Thew, Denise; Starr, Matthew; Kushalnagar, Poorna; Reid, John T.; Graybill, Patrick; Velasquez, Julia; Pearson, Thomas

doi:10.1353/cpr.2012.0037

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Engaging the Deaf American Sign Language Community: Lessons From a Community-Based Participatory Research Center

Published Date:

2012

Publisher's site:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2012.0037 New Site Icon

Source:

Prog Community Health Partnersh. 6(3):321-329.

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Personal Authors:

McKee, Michael ; Thew, Denise ; Starr, Matthew ; Kushalnagar, Poorna ; Reid, John T. ; ... More ▼

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Pubmed ID:

22982845

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC3576694

Description:

Background

Numerous publications demonstrate the importance of community-based participatory research (CBPR) in community health research, but few target the Deaf community. The Deaf community is understudied and underrepresented in health research despite suspected health disparities and communication barriers.

Objectives

The goal of this paper is to share the lessons learned from the implementation of CBPR in an understudied community of Deaf American Sign Language (ASL) users in the greater Rochester, New York, area.

Methods

We review the process of CBPR in a Deaf ASL community and identify the lessons learned.

Results

Key CBPR lessons include the importance of engaging and educating the community about research, ensuring that research benefits the community, using peer-based recruitment strategies, and sustaining community partnerships. These lessons informed subsequent research activities.

Conclusions

This report focuses on the use of CBPR principles in a Deaf ASL population; lessons learned can be applied to research with other challenging-to-reach populations.

Document Type:

Journal Article

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CDC Public Access

Funding:

K01 HL103140/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
K01 HL103140-01/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
T32 HL007937/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
U48 DP000031/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
U48 DP001910/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States

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