Pia Frances C.

Pena
BSA 1B

The first speaker is Dr. Rowena G. Dela Cruz and she tackle about all about Community-
Based Research. Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is all about a partnership
approach to research that equitably involves, for example, community members, organizational
representatives, and researchers in all aspects of the research process. So that is everyone works
together toward an established common goal with everyone bringing different instrument and
talents. The speaker also said the core value of Community-Based Research. It is all about the
participation, influence, and control of non-academics in the process of generating knowledge
and change. She also said the Traditional Research and CBPR-Parallels and what is the
difference between this two topic and the Principle of Community-Based Research.

The second speaker is Mr. Rich Lloyd P. Gito and he tackle all about Community-Based
Participatory Program. He said that there are many ways to understand and appreciate a
community but there is no substitute to immersing and living with that community, that is called
Immersion Paglubog Pagbabad. It is a process of living with the people in order to feel, smell,
and think like them. He also shared a story engaging in organizing community-based programs
and Advocacy in our community. Advocacy start with a cause that will inspire you in creating a
community-based programs. He also shared the 17 sustainable development goals.

To overcome the numerous social, cultural, and logistical obstacles that plague many
public health initiatives, community-based research is needed. In addition to increasing health-
related awareness, such research has the potential to empower societies all over the world
through collaboration and collaborations. Using existing social structures, each environment
offers opportunities to reach out to people. This increases the program's effect while reducing the
time and money required for growth. People are often exposed to these environments, both
directly and indirectly. By encouraging informal knowledge exchange within groups through
peer social engagement, nontraditional environments can be used to help. It is also possible to
adapt health knowledge and education to people in various environments.