Development of Community-Based Workshops for Mexican-Origin Rural, Low-Income Study Participants

Authors

  • Rosa D. Manzo University of California, Davis
  • Yvette G. Flores University of California, Davis
  • Adela de la Torre University of California, Davis

Abstract

The current paper documents the process of developing community-based psychoeducational workshops to engage community members and increase acceptability of the research team within a childhood obesity comparison site.  The development and adaptation of the workshops followed methods of cultural adaptation and ecological validity (Domenech Rodriguez & Wieling, 2004; Bernal, Bonilla, & Bellido, 1995). The research supports the idea that culturally responsive approaches can engage community members and increase the acceptability of researchers in the community. 

 

            Keywords: community-based research, cultural adaptations  

Author Biographies

Rosa D. Manzo, University of California, Davis

Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Transnational Health

Yvette G. Flores, University of California, Davis

Professor, Chicana/o Studies Department.

Adela de la Torre, University of California, Davis

Professor, Chicana/o Studies Department.

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Published

07/14/2016

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Research and Theory

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