HIV/AIDS, beersellers and critical community health psychology in Cambodia: a case study
Lubek, I.; Lee, H.; Kros, S.; Wong, M.L.; Van Merode, T.; Liu, J.; McCreanor, T.; Idema, R.; Campbell, C.
Journal of Health Psychology 19(1): 110-116
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1461-7277 PMID: 24058105 DOI: 10.1177/1359105313500253Document Number: 578823
This case study illustrates a participatory framework for confronting critical community health issues using 'grass-roots' research-guided community-defined interventions. Ongoing work in Cambodia has culturally adapted research, theory and practice for particular, local health-promotion responses to HIV/AIDS, alcohol abuse and other challenges in the community of Siem Reap. For resource-poor communities in Cambodia, we recycle such 'older' concepts as 'empowerment' and 'action research'. We re-imagine community health psychology, when confronted with 'critical', life-and-death issues, as adjusting its research and practices to local, particular ontological and epistemological urgencies of trauma, morbidity and mortality.