Discuss three challenges that often deter public health professionals from conducting community-based fieldwork prior to implementing a project or program. How would you encourage someone facing that challenge?

Gathering information is an essential purpose of fieldwork. However, fieldwork is also important for building relationships and identifying personal biases and assumptions.

Discuss three challenges that often deter public health professionals from conducting community-based fieldwork prior to implementing a project or program. How would you encourage someone facing that challenge?

Read “Overcoming Fieldwork Challenges in Urban Health Research in Developing Countries: A Research Note,” by Mathee et al., from International Journal of Social Research Methodology (2010).
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