A University-Church-Community Look at Community Health Using Community-Based-Participatory Research
The purpose of this sequential explanatory mixed-method approach using quantitative methods followed by qualitative inquiry was to assess a Southern California community’s perception of its health and of barriers to improving health. The qualitative aspects of this mixed-method CBPR project by a chu...
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| description | The purpose of this sequential explanatory mixed-method approach using quantitative methods followed by qualitative inquiry was to assess a Southern California community’s perception of its health and of barriers to improving health. The qualitative aspects of this mixed-method CBPR project by a church-university-community partnership further describe member perceptions of their community and contributors/barriers to community health. Four focus group interviews were conducted over eight months at two elementary schools with the mothers of school children (N = 21) in the 2017–2018 and 2018–2019 school years, including one Spanish-only group. Four themes emerged, describing the contributors and barriers to community health and well-being: lack of connection, poor communication, fear/anxiety, and lack of access to affordable healthcare. The findings highlight how small anchor institutions, those whose primary mission is not health (church, school, trailer park, local businesses, etc.), can be facilitators of health and address these disruptions of connectivity, communication, and care present within the healthcare system itself, and its disappointed community recipients of “care”. The church as a community of care, in collaboration with educational institutions, is suited to invite community participation, affirm humanness, build trust, and offer increased access to care in the neighborhoods surrounding its location. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51cd5a315ef5460983bda9ec3770e2d42023-11-18T12:23:27ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442023-06-0114676010.3390/rel14060760A University-Church-Community Look at Community Health Using Community-Based-Participatory ResearchJane Pfeiffer0Monita Baba Djara1Timothy Gillespie2Faculty Emeritus, School of Nursing, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA 91702, USASchool of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USACrosswalk Church, Redlands, CA 92374, USAThe purpose of this sequential explanatory mixed-method approach using quantitative methods followed by qualitative inquiry was to assess a Southern California community’s perception of its health and of barriers to improving health. The qualitative aspects of this mixed-method CBPR project by a church-university-community partnership further describe member perceptions of their community and contributors/barriers to community health. Four focus group interviews were conducted over eight months at two elementary schools with the mothers of school children (N = 21) in the 2017–2018 and 2018–2019 school years, including one Spanish-only group. Four themes emerged, describing the contributors and barriers to community health and well-being: lack of connection, poor communication, fear/anxiety, and lack of access to affordable healthcare. The findings highlight how small anchor institutions, those whose primary mission is not health (church, school, trailer park, local businesses, etc.), can be facilitators of health and address these disruptions of connectivity, communication, and care present within the healthcare system itself, and its disappointed community recipients of “care”. The church as a community of care, in collaboration with educational institutions, is suited to invite community participation, affirm humanness, build trust, and offer increased access to care in the neighborhoods surrounding its location.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/6/760community-based participatory researchaccess to healthcare servicessocial determinants of healthuniversity-church-community partnershipschurch as a community of care |
| spellingShingle | Jane Pfeiffer Monita Baba Djara Timothy Gillespie A University-Church-Community Look at Community Health Using Community-Based-Participatory Research Religions community-based participatory research access to healthcare services social determinants of health university-church-community partnerships church as a community of care |
| title | A University-Church-Community Look at Community Health Using Community-Based-Participatory Research |
| title_full | A University-Church-Community Look at Community Health Using Community-Based-Participatory Research |
| title_fullStr | A University-Church-Community Look at Community Health Using Community-Based-Participatory Research |
| title_full_unstemmed | A University-Church-Community Look at Community Health Using Community-Based-Participatory Research |
| title_short | A University-Church-Community Look at Community Health Using Community-Based-Participatory Research |
| title_sort | university church community look at community health using community based participatory research |
| topic | community-based participatory research access to healthcare services social determinants of health university-church-community partnerships church as a community of care |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/6/760 |
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