The first issue of Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, a national peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the work of community health partnerships, was published in spring 2007. PCHP addresses topics related to the growing field of community-based participatory research while promoting further collaboration and elevating the visibility and stature of CBPR in order to eliminate health disparities and improve health outcomes.

The mission of PCHP is to identify and publicize model programs that use community partnerships to improve public health, promote progress in the methods of research and education involving community health partnerships, and stimulate action that will improve the health of people in communities. Each issue includes peer-reviewed articles of original research involving community health partnerships and other scholarly articles on a broad range of topics relevant to CBPR.

Unique features of the journal include Community Policy Briefs for all original research and systematic reviews as well as our Beyond the Manuscript Podcast of post-study interviews with authors of selected articles. The briefs are widely distributed, not just to subscribers.  The post-study interviews give authors the opportunity to share additional insights about their work. 

We encourage you to visit the journal’s home page at http://pchp.press.jhu.edu.  There you will be able to access:

*Sample Articles

   A Vision for Progress in Community Health Partnerships

   Guidelines for Writing Manuscripts about Community-

  Based Participatory Research for Peer-Reviewed Journals

*Community Policy Briefs

*Beyond the Manuscript Podcasts

*CBPR Writing Workshops

*Author Guidelines

*Subscription Information