Respectful community engagement in health research with diverse im/migrant communities.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Global migration and immigration are increasing, and migrants and immigrants (im/migrants) have specific health needs and healthcare experiences. Yet, im/migrant involvement in immigration and health research in Canada is inconsistent. Heretofore, involvement has primarily been in research planning, data collection and analysis, with little community involvement during knowledge exchange or through training and colearning opportunities. Community engagement has been especially uncommon in mixed-method and quantitative research in Canada.

Objective

This article describes lessons learnt from the Evaluating Inequities in Refugee & Immigrants' Health Access (IRIS) project from 2018 to 2023, an ongoing mixed-method, community-based research project in British Columbi

SUBMITTER: Machado S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10729093 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature