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CUHI Spotlight on Urban Health Seminar Series
Community Based Participatory Research Partnerships for Health:
Lessons Learned from the Healthy Environments Partnership
Amy J. Schulz (PhD)
School of Public Health, University of Michigan
& Angela Reyes (MPH)
Executive Director, Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation
SUMMARY
The presenters will describe the Healthy Environments Partnership (HEP), a community-based participatory research partnership made up of community-based organizations, health service organizations, and academic institutions that has been working to address disparities in cardiovascular disease in Detroit since 2000. Speakers will discuss the principles that guide HEP’s work, and illustrate the processes used to assure that all members of the partnership are engaged in all phases of the research process (defining the research question, development of research questions and processes, interpretation of results, dissemination of results, and decisions about how to apply research findings to improve cardiovascular health). Finally, speakers will discuss lessons learned and recommendations for conducting community based participatory research to promote health equity.
BIO(S)
Dr. Schulz received her Ph.D. in Sociology and M.P.H. from the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on social inequalities as they influence aspects of the social and physical environment, and their contributions to health disparities and health in urban communities. Current research efforts focus on understanding social determinants of health in urban communities; the contributions of social and environmental factors to racial and socioeconomic disparities in cardiovascular disease, obesity and related conditions, social aspects of community and their relationship to health, and interventions designed to increase access to healthy foods and environments conducive to physical activity in urban areas. In addition, she has been involved in projects concerned with: the effects of colonization on the health of Native Americans; community-based approaches to research and community change; the evaluation of community partnerships for health promotion; implementation and evaluation of community health worker interventions, and the role of grassroots environmental groups in addressing issues of environmental degradation and economic development. Dr. Schulz is PI for the “Lean & Green in Motown Project” addressing physical environments and their relationship to obesity; the “Community Approaches to Cardiovascular Health” planning project to engage community representatives in planning interventions for cardiovascular health, and is Co-PI for the Promoting Healthy Eating in Detroit project. She is Associate Director of the Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health, and Co-Director for the NIH funded "Promoting Ethnic Diversity in Public Health". Dr. Schulz co-facilitates the CRECH NIH predoctoral seminar on racial inequalities and health, and has taught courses on qualitative research methods and participatory action research. Dr. Schulz's work appears in Social Problems, American Journal of Public Health, The Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Social Science and Medicine, Health Education and Behavior, The Annual Review of Public Health, American Journal of Public Health and Health Education Research, among others.
Angela G. Reyes is the founder and Executive Director of the Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, a community-based organization. She is a life-long resident of Southwest Detroit, where she has been active in the community for over 30 years. Ms. Reyes began D.H.D.C. in 1997 with the purpose of addressing the high level of gang violence in the Southwest Detroit community through programs designed to meet the unique needs of this population. Over the years, D.H.D.C. has developed a wide range of comprehensive, bilingual services that reach over 6,000 youth, adults and families per year, and have demonstrated effectiveness in meeting the needs of high-risk populations, building on both scientific evidence and many years of experience in youth work, substance abuse prevention, parent training and advocacy, HIV/AIDS prevention, workforce development, and counseling. D.H.D.C. is also dedicated to community activism and advocating for policy change in the areas of education, environmental justice, criminal justice, poverty, immigration and public health. Ms. Reyes has an MPH from the University of Michigan, and has been the recipient of several awards for her community work. She is an international speaker on several issues, including youth gangs, substance abuse, community activism, cultural competency and community-based participatory research.
University of Toronto, Galbraith Building (35 St. George) Rm. 119
February 28, 2007
2:15 – 3:30PM
Upcoming Seminars:
April 11th: Sarah E. Curtis (DPhil) - Professor of Health and Risk, University of Durham, UK
“Variations in Adolescent Mental Health: The Significance of Social Factors at the Individual and Area Levels”
SUMMARY
This seminar concerns social factors associated with adolescent mental health and the findings are discussed in terms of theories about varying individual vulnerability to health risks posed by social conditions at the area level. This research used national survey data for young adults in England to explore empirically the relationships between social fragmentation in communities (measured for geographical areas), social support experienced by individuals from their immediate social circle, and psychosocial health of young adults, measured by the General Health Questionnaire.
BIO
Sarah Curtis was awarded a BA in Geography from Oxford University and DPhil in Urban and Regional Studies from the University of Kent. In 2006 she was appointed to the Chair of Health and Risk at the University of Durham, UK. She previously held posts at Kent University and in the Geography Department at Queen Mary, University of London, UK, most recently as Professor in Geography. She has extensive research experience and has published widely on geography of health and health care. Her research focuses especially on why and how places are important for inequalities of health and wellbeing and access to health care. In 2006 she is Visiting Professor at the University of Montréal, Département de Médicine Sociale and Préventive supported by the AnEIS programme. Her books include Health and Inequality: Geographical Perspectives (Sage, 2004). Other experience includes: research and consultancy for UK Health Authorities, the Health Development Agency; the World Health Organization. Sarah Curtis served as non-executive director of an NHS Community and Mental Health Care Trust 1995-1999. She is Senior Editor, Medical Geography for the international journal Social Science and Medicine.
May 2nd: Valerie Tarasuk (PhD) - Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto
“Community Responses to the Food Needs of Homeless and Under-housed Individuals”
Please see our website for upcoming seminar summaries and other events: www.cuhi.utoronto.ca
Alexis Kane Speer
Centre Coordinator
Centre for Urban Health Initiatives (CUHI)
University College, Room 259
University of Toronto
15 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H7
416-978-7223
FAX: 416-946-0669
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