This paper reviews the importance of traditional natural resources management practices in
Ghana. It highlights the roles of traditional beliefs, taboos and rituals in the management and …

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New
England Workplace (CPH-NEW) developed an evidencebased approach to address three …

What is evaluation? This work provides an examination of the key theories and principles
underpinning approaches to evaluation. It offers a guide to how these principles can be …

The growth of participatory research in recent years has been notable. This paper considers
its potential for empowering disadvantaged communities and providing a route for …

This chapter introduces the key debates in social science research ethics. The systematic
study of ethics is linked to ancient Greek civilization, and it included both the study of the …

Although there is there is a shared assumption among the research community that
response rates are lower in areas of deprivation, few studies have reported on the difficulties …

Considerable attention has been given in recent years to the merits of involving community
members in the research process and the resulting benefits in terms of research outcomes …

The passing of the Community Mental Health Act was supposed to signal a change in the
treatment of mental disorders. The idea was to embed interventions as much as possible in …

Involving service users, patients and members of local communities in health and social
care research is becoming increasingly common. However, surprisingly little research has …

Background: The World Health Organization Astana Declaration of 2018 sees primary
healthcare as key to universal health coverage and gives further support to the goal of …