An Adaptive CBPR Approach to Create Weight Management Materials for a School-Based Health Center Intervention

Table 1

Research activities associated with CBPR Principles.

CBPR principle	Research Activities
Acknowledging the school community as a unit of identity	Interact with full range of school representatives including administrators, SBHC personnel, students, and teachers
Building on strengths and resources within the school community	Intervention developed from prior work in target schools; use available resources (SBHC)
Facilitating collaborative partnerships in all phases of research	Meet regularly with all key stakeholders in participatory design
Fostering colearning and capacity building among all partners	Iterative process to review emergent themes and reach consensus on intervention strategies
Focusing on local relevance of the public health problem of obesity	ACTION study focus derived from key school system stakeholders
Involving a cyclical and iterative process	Each stage of research codeveloped, reviewed and, approved by partners
Involving a long-term process and commitment to sustainability	Members of the university team (UNM SBHC staff and PI) have over a decade of involvement in the school settings