Can Public Health Researchers and Agencies Reconcile the Push From Funding Bodies and the Pull From Communities?
Lawrence W. Green, DrPH and
Shawna L. Mercer, PhD
At the time of writing, Lawrence W. Green and Shawna L. Mercer were with the Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. Shawna L. Mercer is also a postdoctoral fellow of the Canadian Institutes for Health Research and the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation.

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FIGURE 1— Levels of participation and collaboration of different groups in participatory research (PR).
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FIGURE 2— Degree of participation by different stakeholders, by type of research or community action.
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