Topic > Community Research: An Introduction to Research and…

Healthcare providers seek out information that educates, and researchers use healthcare providers to spread the word about their studies. All of this creates a clear need and necessity for both research and community health. Regarding all the above information it is clear that community health and research are important to each other. In the field of Community Health, research is conducted to obtain accurate information and improve health outcomes. BibliographyHohl, S. D., Thompson, B., Krok-Schoen, J. L., Weier, R. C., Martin, M., Bone, L., & ... Paskett, E. D. (2016). Characterizing community health workers in research groups: Findings from the Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities. American Journal of Public Health, 106(4), 664-670. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2015.302980Kaur, M. (2016). Community health workers: birth of a new profession. Generations, 40(1), 56-63.Kyounghae, K., Choi, J.S., Eunsuk, C., Nieman, C.L., Jin Hui, J., Lin, F.R., & ... Hae-Ra, H. ( 2016). Effects of community-level health worker interventions to improve chronic disease management and care among vulnerable populations: a systematic review. American Journal of Public Health, 106(4), e3-e28. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2015.302987 Neutens, J. J., & Rubinson, L. (2014). Research techniques for the health sciences (5th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Frank Ruggirello-Pearson