Contents:Community-based participatory research / Vetta L. Sanders Thompson & Sula Hood -- Health disparities : understanding how social determinants fuel racial/ethnic health disparities / Darrell Hudson, Whitney Sewell, & Tanya Funchess -- Community health and community-based prevention / Deborah J. Bowen & Cassandra Enzler -- Introduction to epidemiology / Cassandra Arroyo -- Cultural competency / Victoria Walker (CRFT-MS) & Vetta L. Sanders Thompson -- Health literacy / Kimberly A. Kaphingst -- Evidence-based public health / Sandra C. Hayes (CRFT-MS) -- Program planning and evaluation / Kristen Wagner, Sha-Lai Williams, & Vetta L. Sanders-Thompson -- Research methods / Bettina Drake, Danielle Rancilio, & Jewel Stafford -- Quantitative research methods / Melody S. Goodman & Lei Zhang (CRFT-MS) -- Roles, function, and examples of qualitative research and methods for social science research / Keon L. Gilbert & Susan Mayfield-Johnson (CRFT-MS) -- Research ethics / Aimee James & Anke Winter -- Health services and health policy research / Kim R. Enard, Terri Laws, & Keith Elder -- Developing a grant proposal / Jewel D. Stafford -- Changing health outcomes through community-driven processes : implications for practice and research / Keon L. Gilbert, Stephanie M. McClure, & Mary Shaw-Ridley.