Promoting resilience in underserved populations.
The fourth volume in the Interdisciplinary Community-Engaged Research
for Health series departs from the traditional view of resilience driven
by individuals and reconstructs it to hinge on the community of context.
Editors Kelli E. Canada and Clark Peters identified six
scholar-practitioner teams who worked to promote resilience in
communities across the nation facing health crises and other structural
barriers to health, such as low socioeconomic positions, structural
racism, and discrimination. This research is part of a two-pronged
approach to public health, intending to increase resilience and
communities' internal support while simultaneously reducing barriers to
health care access.
The efforts featured in Community-Engaged Research for Resilience and
Health highlight community-based solutions, points of strength, and
sources of resilience to help communities that are struggling to survive
and thrive in the face of adversity. Whether these communities are
facing opioid addiction or other substance abuse issues, domestic
violence, armed conflict, trauma, or cultural discrimination, the
editors and contributors in this volume share examples of
Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) practices where through a
collaborative partnership, the community actively participates in every
aspect of the alongside the interdisciplinary research team. What
transpires demonstrates how researchers and communities come together to
turn adversity into improved health through resilience-focused programs
and interventions.
