Methods for Community Public Health Research

Klappentext This is the first text to advance beyond traditional methods of research about promoting community health by presenting a new paradigm for emerging methodologies that integrate qualitative and quantitative research methods. Written for graduate students of public health and practising researchers alike, the book highlights new technologies and methodologies that facilitate a more fluid use of integrated methods and interdisciplinary expertise. Inhaltsverzeichnis SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: Community Health Research in the 21st Century Jessica G. Burke, Jeanette Trauth, and Steven Albert SECTION 2: INFERRING THE MEANING OF NUMBERS Chapter 2: Spatial Analysis of Communities Ann C. Klassen, Frank Curriero, Loni P. Tabb, and Amy Carroll-Scott Chapter 3: Agent Based Modeling of Factors Influencing Community Health John Grefenstette and Jessica G. Burke Chapter 4: A Network Approach to Community Health Research Christopher Keane Chapter 5: Realist Review and Evaluation: What do we know about what works? Maritt Krist, PhD and Patricia O Campo SECTION 3: INFERRING THE MEANING OF WORDS Chapter 6: System Dynamics and Community Health Kristen Hassmiller Lich, Rebecca Niles, Karen Minyard, Gaurav Dave, and Emily Gillen Chapter 7: Concept Mapping of Community Perceptions Renee Walker, Jennifer R. Jones, and Jessica G. Burke Chapter 8: Visual Voices as a Method for Community Engagement in Research and Action Rebecca D. Ochtera, Kimberly J. Rak, and Michael A. Yonas Chapter9: News Media Analysis: Influence on community health behaviors and practices Katherine Clegg Smith SECTION 4: CONCLUSIONS Chapter 10: Advancing Community Health Using Emerging Research Methods Jessica Burke, Jennifer R. Jones, and Helen Meissner ...

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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: Community Health Research in the 21st Century

Jessica G. Burke, Jeanette Trauth, and Steven Albert

SECTION 2: INFERRING THE MEANING OF NUMBERS

Chapter 2: Spatial Analysis of Communities

Ann C. Klassen, Frank Curriero, Loni P. Tabb, and Amy Carroll-Scott

Chapter 3: Agent Based Modeling of Factors Influencing Community Health

John Grefenstette and Jessica G. Burke

Chapter 4: A Network Approach to Community Health Research

Christopher Keane

Chapter 5: Realist Review and Evaluation: What do we know about what works?

Maritt Krist, PhD and Patricia O'Campo

SECTION 3: INFERRING THE MEANING OF WORDS

Chapter 6: System Dynamics and Community Health

Kristen Hassmiller Lich, Rebecca Niles, Karen Minyard, Gaurav Dave, and Emily Gillen

Chapter 7: Concept Mapping of Community Perceptions

Renee Walker, Jennifer R. Jones, and Jessica G. Burke

Chapter 8: Visual Voices as a Method for Community Engagement in Research and Action

Rebecca D. Ochtera, Kimberly J. Rak, and Michael A. Yonas

Chapter9: News Media Analysis: Influence on community health behaviors and practices

Katherine Clegg Smith

SECTION 4: CONCLUSIONS

Chapter 10: Advancing Community Health Using Emerging Research Methods

Jessica Burke, Jennifer R. Jones, and Helen Meissner