Adapting to Context in Community-Based Participatory Research: “Participatory Starting Points” in a Chinese Immigrant Worker Community

摘要: Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is increasingly being used to better understand and improve the health of diverse communities. A key strength this orientation its adaptability community contexts characteristics. To date, however, few studies explicitly discuss adaptations made CBPR principles processes in response context partners’ needs. Using data from our study, San Francisco Chinatown Restaurant Worker Health Safety Project, drawing literature on immigrant political incorporation, we examine links between Chinese worker community, by collaborative, study outcomes. In particular, explore concepts reception starting points, which may be especially relevant for partnerships with communities whose members have historically had lower rates civic participation US. We contextual findings such as partner accounts language barriers, economic social marginalization, skills participation, well subsequent partnership. also describe relative effectiveness these yielding equitable building capacity. conclude sharing lessons learned their implications more broadly.