Citation

Ferrera MJ, Sacks TK, Perez M, Nixon JP, Asis D, Coleman RW. Fam. Community Health 2015; 38(1): 12-21.

Affiliation

Department of Social Work, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Ferrera); School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley (Dr Sacks); Centro Sin Fronteras, Chicago, Illinois (Ms Perez and the Rev Mr Coleman); Rush Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois (Mr Nixon); and Bayanihan Foundation, Chicago, Illinois (Mr Asis).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/FCH.0000000000000058

PMID

25423240

Abstract

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is an approach that engages community residents with a goal of influencing change in community health systems, programs, or policies. As such, CBPR is particularly relevant to historically marginalized communities that often have not directly benefited from the knowledge research produces. This article analyzes a youth empowerment program, Chicago's Youth Health Service Corps, from a CBPR perspective. The purpose of this work was (1) to discuss Youth Health Service Corps as a health promotion program, (2) examine the use of CBPR within the immigrant community, and (3) discuss preliminary findings using a model on critical youth empowerment.

Language: en