Methods for community public health research : integrated and engaged approaches / Jessica G. Burke, Steven M. Albert, editors ; acquisitions editor, Sheri W. Sussman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burke, Jessica G.

Albert, Steven M. (Steven Mark), 1956-

Sussman, Sheri W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community health services--Research.

Community health services.

Public health--Research--Methodology.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first text to advance beyond traditional methods of research about promoting community health by presenting a new paradigm for emerging methodologies that integrate qualitative and quantitative research methods. Written for graduate students of public health and practicing researchers alike, the book highlights new technologies and methodologies that facilitate a more fluid use of integrated methods and interdisciplinary expertise. This new paradigm stresses the effects of ""place""--socioeconomic disadvantage, access to health care, quality of housing--as having great relevance

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1. Community Health Research in the 21st Century; Community Health as An Evolving Field of Public Health; Principle 1: Practice an Integrated Community Health Research Paradigm; Principle 2: Recognize and Address the Context of Community Health; Principle 3: Translate Research Into Action Within Communities; Principle 4: Engage Community and Relevant Stakeholders; Conclusions; References; Part II: Inferring the Meaning of Numbers; Chapter 2. Spatial Analysis of Communities

Planning for Spatially Oriented Investigations Types of Spatial Analyses; Discussion; Community Partnerships for Asking and Answering Spatially Referenced Community Health Questions; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. Agent-Based Modeling of Factors Influencing Community Health; ABM Process; Discussion; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. A Network Approach to Community Health Research; Representing Networks of Shared Conditions; Correlational and Experimental Network Studies in Community Health Research; Discussion; Conclusions; References

Chapter 5. Realist Review and Evaluation: What Do We Know About What Works?A Realist Approach to Systematic Review; A Realist Approach to Evaluation; Discussion; Conclusions; References; Part III: Inferring the Meaning of Words; Chapter 6. System Dynamics and Community Health; SD Qualitative Diagramming; Quantitative SD Simulation Model; Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 7. Concept Mapping for Community Perceptions; In-Person Concept-Mapping Process; Online Concept-Mapping Process; Discussion; Conclusions; References

Chapter 8. Visual Voices as a Method for Community Engagement in Research and Action Visual Voices Overview; Social Ecology of Visual Voices; Visual Voices Research: Populations and Topics; Research Examples; Discussion; Conclusions; References; Chapter 9. News Media Analysis: Influence on Community Health Behaviors and Practices; What is News Media Analysis?; Contrasting Approaches to NMA; Extraction of Meaning (CODING); Constructing the News Sample; Discussion; Conclusions; References; Part IV: Conclusions; Chapter 10. Advancing Community Health Using Emerging Research Methods

Using Emerging Methods for Community Health Research Growing Interest in Community Health Research Methods; Funding Opportunities for Community Health Research Using Emerging Methods; Community Health Research Methods Training Opportunities; Conclusions; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78684-037-5

0-8261-9878-3

OCLC:

871002811