The UAB Center for the Study of Community Health (CSCH) facilitates multidisciplinary research to promote health and prevent disease in priority health areas in collaboration with community partners who guide the research by shaping the research questions, helping to collect and interpret the data, and disseminating the results.

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a joint effort between researchers and community representatives that involves the community in all phases of the research process, from local knowledge about health problems, to the design and execution of interventions, to the dissemination and use of research findings aimed at improving community health.

The CSCH fosters authentic collaborations between academic investigators and community members, organizations, and stakeholders, creating opportunities for learning, trust-building, and shared research goals that improve health for all.