Transgender Community Advisory Board (CAB)

1. I would advocate for the use a community advisory board, because it creates a sense of empowerment, increases levels of trust, and the learning process that occurs between all stakeholders. Focusing on time constraints will ultimately have a negative impact on a marginalized community — as they need time to develop factors that I have listed above.
Although I do understand that time constraints are set to obtain results as quickly as possible, for funding issues, “if this process is rushed important issues may be missed, and community members may become frustrated and disillusioned” (Minker & Wallerstein, 2008). Minker and Wallerstein’s quote supports the reason why prioritizing time can have a negative impact both on CBPR and a marginalized community. The purpose of epidemiology is to better understand the burden and causes of health issues and to make changes to improve health. By failing to fully engage community members, professionals stand the change of disempowering the community even more.
When the Transgender Community Health Project established a community advisory board (CAB), in my opinion, it was the most effective technique that aided in the success of the program. The CAB was composed of individuals with different expertise (sex
When I first read this question I immediately denounced the idea of using existing materials during a CBPR approach. Initially, this idea appeared to eliminate community members from the process. However, our readings help me put the idea into better perspective more. During the development of training manual for the Apsaalooke Nation, forced professionals kept community member’s best interest in mind, which altered my opinion of using existing materials. Additionally professionals had to revise previous materials, which added insight to both western and cultural terms.However, because existing materials will have to be revised, this process can be time consuming as material must reflect the target