Developing Interventions from within the Community

Philip A. Fisher explains why participatory research with American Indian communities is growing.

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Building Programs from the Ground Up

Philip A. Fisher discusses the pros and cons of grounded research.

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Replicable Process Rather Than Replicable Content

Philip A. Fisher describes Tribal Participatory Research, an approach designed to be a set of processes that can be replicated across contexts.

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Involving Community Members on Project Teams

Philip A. Fisher shares how he has developed programs to train community members as research staff.

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Take What Exists in the Culture

An intervention based on traditional storytelling is described by Philip A. Fisher.

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Be Willing to Listen

Philip A. Fisher gives suggestions for how to start doing research with tribal communities.

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Augment the Existing Community Services

Philip A. Fisher describes an intervention based on existing tribal services.

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Ongoing Process of Negotiation

Philip A. Fisher reminds researchers that the relationship with a community needs to be carefully maintained.

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Interventions Take on Local Flavor

Philip A. Fisher explains that adaptation for local communities is an integral part of his approach.

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Getting Funding for Tribal Community Research

Philip A. Fisher suggests questions researchers may want to ask themselves as they design tribal research and apply for grants.

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Track Your Progress Closely

Philip A. Fisher advocates taking an active approach toward implementation.

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Bumps in the Road

Philip A. Fisher talks about being persistent in order to meet your career and research goals.

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Don't Be Afraid of NIH

Philip A. Fisher suggests talking to people at NIH about your research ideas.

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