Public Health Partnerships in Diverse Settings
Who was the population of interest at that moment in time? In the article by Carthon, the African-American population in Philadelphia was in focus. At the turn of the last century, 1900, the statistics clearly showed that a much higher percentage of African-Americans ("blacks" is used in the references) were dying due to tuberculosis (TB) than Caucasians ("whites") (Carthon, 2011, 32). In fact the statistics showed that about 447 blacks per 100,000 were dying (from TB) at that time compared with just 197.3 whites per 100,000, Carthon explains.
What was the environmental context within which the population lived at that time? Why were blacks more susceptible to TV than whites in the early 20th century? Carthon suggests that blacks tended to have jobs that had a "high exposure to dust, such as marble, stone, plaster, wood, and textile work." Clearly the black worker exposed to these elements was more likely to be a candidate for TB than teachers, bookkeepers and others in the middle class whose employment did not include unhealthy environments.
What was the main problem/focus concerning this population at that moment in time? Making the problem more severe was the fact that blacks (for a number of reasons) did not feel comfortable traveling to sanitariums or entering hospitals. Why? For a "…sick man traveling without civil rights," not sure where he would stay, having a weakened body, fearing "mistreatment" and other unknowns, he preferred in many instances to "…remain at home with his family and trust God for the rest" (Carthon, 35). On page 36 Carthon explains that when the University of Pennsylvania took over the Henry Phipps Institute (HPI), improving the facilities considerably, it was perhaps...
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Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a new form of research that strives to create more meaningful and equitable partnerships between researchers and the community. Previously, the relationship was more along the lines of a transactional association. The community members were not involved in planning health interventions or designing research projects. However, some researchers have realized that community members can add a significant level of local expertise in some matters. By
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