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Item Open Access Café Diabetica: How Does Engagement Impact the Diabetes Experience?(2013) Mitchell, Gail J.; Cross, Nadine; Wilson, Michelle; Adib, Behnam; Pashang, Fery; Azziz, Safaa; Biernacki, ShaunaPositive changes can emerge when the roles of participants and workers change to explore and share health experiences. People with diabetes felt empowered by helping to set group topics and by the self-discovery that happened in group. Health coaches felt there was a better balance of power between them and clients. Pharmacists felt better at sharing information with people with diabetes.Item Open Access CERIS- The Ontario Metropolis Centre: Knowledge Exchange(2013) Preston, Valerie; Shields, John; Richmond, Ted; Surano, Yuko; Gasse-Gates, Erika; Douglas, Debbie; Campey, John; Johnston, LesleyResearch symposia held by CERIS - The Ontario Metropolis Centre were effective in promoting knowledge sharing between government, community organizations and universities. While the public sector creates policy, partnerships between community organizations and universities are important in knowledge creation that can support decision making.Item Open Access Community Based Participatory Research Is Useful When Done Properly(2008) Flicker, SarahThe Community Based Participatory Research method is an excellent approach to doing health research as it can potentially benefit the participants, researchers, and community service providers. The significant costs, in terms of time, money, and commitment, need to be considered when wanting to get the most out of the CBPR method.Item Open Access Community-Academic Research Enhances Engaged Scholarship(2013) Mandell, Nancy; King, Katharine; Weiser, Natalie; Preston, Valerie; Kim, Ann; Luxton, Meg; Din, Noor; Silver, AdamCommunity-academic research can enhance the capacity of all partners involved. It creates new knowledge that all partners can use, and can inform policy more meaningfully. It also brings engaged scholarship to researchers.Item Open Access Creating Local and Global Change: The Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights Project(2013) Nicol, Nancy; Mulé, Nick; Gasse-Gates, ErikaCommunity-university research partnerships can enhance both the local and global capacities. All partners who participate have an active role in creating and applying new knowledge that is meaningful and creates real change.Item Open Access The Queer Liberation Theory Project(2013) Mulé, Nick; Lowik, A. J.; Teixeira, Rob; Hudler, Richard; Hader, DavinaCommunity partners who also serve as researchers and academics are in a unique position to do engaged scholarship. With the QLT project, researchers have both challenged homo-normative LGBT stances, and engaged wider audiences in the conversation.Item Open Access Using the Internet to Help HIV-Positive Youth(2008) Flicker, Sarah; Skinner, Harvey; Read, Stanley; Veinot, Tiffany; McClelland, Alex; Saulnier, Paul; Goldberg, EudiceThe internet is a useful medium for assisting HIV positive youth. Youth need a dedicated website to access information, services, and social support to help manage their HIV.