Community-Based Participatory Research at RAND

Community-based participatory research includes such activities as community meetings and workshops, field observation, and collaborative partnerships. In the process, case studies may be developed and analyzed.

The following research was conducted by a range of RAND divisions, programs, and centers using community-based research.

A Pilot Test of a Motivational Interviewing Social Network Intervention to Reduce Substance Use Among Housing First Residents

Feb 9, 2018

Helping formerly homeless people identify members of their social network who trigger alcohol and other drug (AOD) use may motivate them to reduce high-risk AOD use in the transition to permanent housing.

David P. Kennedy, Karen Chan Osilla, Sarah B. Hunter, Daniela Golinelli, Ervant J. Maksabedian Hernandez, Joan S. Tucker
A Computer-Assisted Motivational Social Network Intervention to Reduce Alcohol, Drug and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Housing First Residents

Mar 29, 2016

This pilot study will assess whether coupling social network visualizations with motivational interviewing can help Housing First participants transition away from homelessness and high-risk behaviors, such as substance use and risky sexual activity.

David P. Kennedy, Sarah B. Hunter, Karen Chan Osilla, Ervant J. Maksabedian Hernandez, Daniela Golinelli, Joan S. Tucker
Feasibility of a Computer-Assisted Social Network Motivational Interviewing Intervention for Substance Use and HIV Risk Behaviors for Housing First Residents

Sep 19, 2016

A motivational interviewing approach that targets social networks to reduce risky behavior was found to be helpful in a focus group of residents and staff of Housing First, a permanent supportive housing organization for formerly homeless people.

Karen Chan Osilla, David P. Kennedy, Sarah B. Hunter, Ervant J. Maksabedian Hernandez
Integrating Motivational Interviewing and Traditional Practices to Address Alcohol and Drug Use Among Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Youth

Sep 25, 2015

American Indian and Alaska Native youth AOD treatment could benefit from integrating traditional cultural practices.

Daniel Dickerson, Ryan Andrew Brown, Carrie L. Johnson, Kurt Schweigman, Elizabeth J. D'Amico
Peer Mentoring for Male Parolees: A CBPR Pilot Study

Jul 7, 2015

This study demonstrated the feasibility and import of involving formerly incarcerated adults in the design, implementation, and testing of interventions intended to support their reintegration efforts.

Elizabeth Marlow, William Grajeda, Yema Lee, Earthy Young, Malcolm V. Williams, Karen Hill
Involving Community Stakeholders to Increase Park Use and Physical Activity

Jul 1, 2014

The aim of this study is to describe implementation of a randomized controlled trial of community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches to increase park use and physical activity across 33 diverse neighborhoods in Los Angeles.

Kathryn Pitkin Derose, Terry Marsh, Mark Mariscal, Sophia Pina-Cortez, Deborah A. Cohen
Ethical Community-Engaged Research: A Literature Review

Jan 1, 2013

Our study provides a foundation for developing a working definition and a conceptual model of ethical CBPR.

Lisa Mikesell, Elizabeth Bromley, Dmitry Khodyakov
Congregation-Based Programs to Address HIV/AIDS: Elements of Successful Implementation

Feb 18, 2011

This systematic review distills lessons on successfully implementing congregation HIV efforts.

Malcolm V. Williams, Kartika Palar, Kathryn Pitkin Derose
School Site Visits for Community-Based Participatory Research on Healthy Eating

Jan 1, 2009

Site visits offer a useful means to evaluate the implementation of school district obesity-related policies and develop interventions to translate school food policies into practice.

Anisha I. Patel, , Laura M. Bogart, Kimberly E. Uyeda, , Homero Martinez, Ritamarie Knizewski, Gery W. Ryan, Mark A. Schuster
Teaching Community-Based Participatory Research Principles to Physicians Enrolled in a Health Services Research Fellowship

Jan 1, 2009

To improve health and reduce inequities through health services research, investigators are increasingly actively involving individuals and institutions who would be affected by the research.

Marjorie S Rosenthal, Georgina I Lucas, Barbara Tinney, Carol Mangione, Mark A. Schuster, Kenneth B. Wells, Marleen Wong, Donald Schwarz, Lucy W Tuton, Joel D Howell, Michelle Heisler
Community-based Participatory Research: Partnering with Communities for Effective and Sustainable Behavioral Health Interventions

Jan 1, 2009

The authors describe a community based participatory research (CBPR) effort to develop, pilot test, and conduct a randomized controlled trial of a school-based adolescent obesity prevention program.

Laura M. Bogart, Kimberly E. Uyeda,
Out of the Ivory Tower, Into the Real World: Examples of Street-Smart Community Health Research

Nov 20, 2008

Discusses the potential of community-based participatory research (CBPR) to reduce the burden of chronic health problems on poor and minority neighborhoods and describes three successful CBPR programs.

Bowen Chung, Charles Edward Corbett, Barbara Boulet, Janet R. Cummings, Keisha Paxton, Sharon McDaniel, Sequoia Olivia Mercier, Charla Franklin, Eric Mercier, Loretta Jones, Barry E. Collins, Paul Koegel, Naihua Duan, Kenneth B. Wells, Deborah C. Glik, Brittany Butler, Drew Jones, Michael A. Rodriguez, Pluscedia Williams, Kavita Patel, Susan Stockdale, Ruthie Gray, Delores A. Hill, Nisaa Madyun, Marleen Wong, Bradley D. Stein, Sheryl H. Kataoka, Lisa H. Jaycox, Arlene Fink, Pia Escudero, Catalina Zaragoza, Audra K. Langley, Marielena Lara, Hal Morgenstern, Robert H. Brook, David M. Homa, David M. Mannino, Lara J. Akinbami, Glenn Flores, Sara Rosenbaum, Gary Rachelefsky, Will Nicholas, Sally C. Morton, Seth Emont, Marian Branch, Barbara Genovese, Lani Wheeler, Vernon Smith, Thomas Platts-Mills, Noreen Clark, Nicole Lurie, Kevin B. Weiss, Michael D. Cabana, Christy R. Houle, James W. Krieger, Laurie L. Lachance, John R. Meurer, Ivonne Vega, Michael P. Rosenthal, Benjamin Springgate, Charles Allen, Ruth Klap, Catherine Jones, Shaula Lovera, Diana Meyers, Lawrence Palinkas, Ricky N. Bluthenthal, Marcia A. Ellison, Theodore Booker, N. Fackler-Lowrie, Moraya Moini, Kamau R. Williams
Ethics of Clinical Research Within a Community-Academic Partnered Participatory Framework

Jan 1, 2006

Recommendations for reducing racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care suggest that clinical researchers try CBPR.

Donna T. Chen, Loretta Jones, Lillian Gelberg
Innovative Approaches to Obtaining Community Feedback in the Witness for Wellness Experience

Jan 1, 2006

Awareness of the need for innovative approaches to obtaining feedback in community-based participatory research (CBPR) is increasing.

Kavita Patel, Paul Koegel, Theodore Booker, Loretta Jones, Kenneth B. Wells

Community-Based Participatory Research at RAND

A Pilot Test of a Motivational Interviewing Social Network Intervention to Reduce Substance Use Among Housing First Residents

A Computer-Assisted Motivational Social Network Intervention to Reduce Alcohol, Drug and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Housing First Residents

Feasibility of a Computer-Assisted Social Network Motivational Interviewing Intervention for Substance Use and HIV Risk Behaviors for Housing First Residents

Integrating Motivational Interviewing and Traditional Practices to Address Alcohol and Drug Use Among Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Youth

Peer Mentoring for Male Parolees: A CBPR Pilot Study

Involving Community Stakeholders to Increase Park Use and Physical Activity

Ethical Community-Engaged Research: A Literature Review

Congregation-Based Programs to Address HIV/AIDS: Elements of Successful Implementation

School Site Visits for Community-Based Participatory Research on Healthy Eating

Teaching Community-Based Participatory Research Principles to Physicians Enrolled in a Health Services Research Fellowship

Community-based Participatory Research: Partnering with Communities for Effective and Sustainable Behavioral Health Interventions

Out of the Ivory Tower, Into the Real World: Examples of Street-Smart Community Health Research

Ethics of Clinical Research Within a Community-Academic Partnered Participatory Framework

Innovative Approaches to Obtaining Community Feedback in the Witness for Wellness Experience