Increasing the relevance of research to underserved communities: lessons learned from a retreat to engage community health workers with researchers

Heather Angier; Noelle Wiggins; Jessica Gregg; Rachel Gold; Jennifer DeVoe

doi:10.1353/hpu.2013.0086

Increasing the relevance of research to underserved communities: lessons learned from a retreat to engage community health workers with researchers

J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2013 May;24(2):840-9. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0086.

Authors

Heather Angier¹, Noelle Wiggins, Jessica Gregg, Rachel Gold, Jennifer DeVoe

Affiliation

¹ Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA. angierh@ohsu.edu

Abstract

This article presents information on a community retreat developed to seek input from community health workers (CHWs) to increase the relevance of our research to underserved communities in Oregon. Retreats facilitating dialogue between researchers and CHWs could yield important insight to enhance the significance of research for communities.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Community Health Workers*
Community Participation / methods
Community-Based Participatory Research / organization & administration*
Cooperative Behavior
Health Policy
Health Services Research / organization & administration*
Humans
Insurance Coverage
Insurance, Health
Medical Assistance
Medically Underserved Area*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding