Join us for an engaging session exploring how rural communities can use community-based participatory research (CBPR), local partnerships, and community-led solutions to address drowning prevention and water safety challenges.
Rural lake and river communities face unique water safety risks, yet prevention efforts are often limited by access barriers, geographic challenges, and a lack of community-specific data. This session will highlight the Safe Waters Initiative, a CBPR project focused on understanding and addressing drowning risks in Shell Knob, Missouri.
Participants will learn how servant research principles shaped collaboration with community members, how local voices guided the research process, and how data can be transformed into practical tools for rural health and safety initiatives. The session will explore rural drowning trends, community survey findings, advisory board development, and lessons learned from creating sustainable, community-driven prevention strategies.
MRHA Webinar: Servant Research in Action: A CBPR Approach to Drowning Prevention in Rural Missouri
Thursday, November 5th at 12PM CST
Zoom
Target Audience: Public health professionals, rural healthcare providers, rural health clinic and hospital staff, community health workers, health department personnel, EMS and first responders, injury prevention specialists, community development professionals, and others working to improve health and safety outcomes in rural communities.
Presented By:
Dr. Molly Lancaster Rodriguez
Public Health Faculty, Missouri State University
Director, REACH (Rural Equity and Access for Community Health) Lab
Principal Investigator, Safe Waters Initiative
Hosted by the Missouri Rural Health Association, this session is part of the Missouri Rural Health Association’s Lunch and Learn Webinar Series and is FREE OF CHARGE and open to the public. If you'd like to learn more about supporting our ongoing education efforts, click here.