The HEAAL Project: Applying Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Methodology in a Health and Mental Health Needs Assessment With an African Immigrant and Refugee Faith Community in Lowell, Massachusetts

Oppenheim, Claire E.; Axelrod, Kathleen; Menyongai, Jeremiah; Chukwuezi, Bernadette; Tam, Alison; Henderson, David C.; Borba, Christina P. C.

doi:10.1097/phh.0000000000000707

The HEAAL Project: Applying Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Methodology in a Health and Mental Health Needs Assessment With an African Immigrant and Refugee Faith Community in Lowell, Massachusetts

Community-based participatory research methodology is driven by community interests and rooted in community involvement throughout the research process. This article describes the use of community-based participatory research methodology in the HEAAL project (Health and Mental Health Education an…