What is Community-Based Research?

Community-based research takes place in community settings and involves community members in the design and implementation of research projects.

Community-Based Research:

• Is methodologically rigorous and ethically sound.
• Puts knowledge into action through community-based interventions and programs.
• Facilitates collaborative partnerships that engages community members and researchers in a joint process in which each contribute equally.
• Builds on the existing strengths and resources within the community.
• Promotes capacity and skill building as well as organizational or systems development.

Community-based research has been identified as an appropriate and effective paradigm for conducting HIV/AIDS research in Canada.

HIV/AIDS Community-Based Research
Needs, Interests, Capacities and Challenges: An Environmental Scan of Manitoba and Saskatchewan

HIV/CBR Environmental Scan PDF (226 KB) 

The objectives of this study were:

• To describe current and future HIV Community Based Research
  perceptions, interest, needs, barriers or challenges among
  community-based AIDS serving organizations
• To describe commmunity-based research resources available
  through local Universities and other research centres, in particular
  those focusing on health and social aspects related to HIVTo describe/assess the current capacity and enabling factors to meet those needs and challenges;
• To identify gaps between needs and challenges, and capacities
  and enabling factors
• To identify HIV CBR issues