TY - JOUR
T1 - Practical tips for establishing partnerships with academic researchers
T2 - A resource guide for community-based organizations
AU - Darling, Margaret
AU - Gonzalez, Florencia
AU - Graves, Kristi
AU - Sheppard, Vanessa B.
AU - Hurtado-De-Mendoza, Alejandra
AU - Leventhal, Kara Grace
AU - Caicedo, Larisa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Johns Hopkins University Press.
PY - 2015/12/1
Y1 - 2015/12/1
N2 - Background: Research exists on strategies for successful conduct of community-based participatory research (CBPR). Unfortunately, few published resources are available to advise community-based organizations (CBOs) on preparation for and engagement in CBPR. Objectives: We aimed to create a resource for CBOs that describes how an organization can prepare for and participate in CBPR. Methods: We used a case study approach of one CBO with a decade-long history of collaboration with academic researchers. We identified lessons learned through a retrospective review of organizational records and the documentation of experiences by CBO leadership and research partners. The findings were then labeled according to CBPR Partnership Readiness Model dimensions. Lessons Learned: The review of CBO documents and key informant interviews yielded ten practical tips to increase organizational readiness for and engagement in CBPR. Conclusions: By understanding the best practices for organizational readiness for and participation in CPBR, CBOs will be better equipped to actively participate in community–academic partnerships.
AB - Background: Research exists on strategies for successful conduct of community-based participatory research (CBPR). Unfortunately, few published resources are available to advise community-based organizations (CBOs) on preparation for and engagement in CBPR. Objectives: We aimed to create a resource for CBOs that describes how an organization can prepare for and participate in CBPR. Methods: We used a case study approach of one CBO with a decade-long history of collaboration with academic researchers. We identified lessons learned through a retrospective review of organizational records and the documentation of experiences by CBO leadership and research partners. The findings were then labeled according to CBPR Partnership Readiness Model dimensions. Lessons Learned: The review of CBO documents and key informant interviews yielded ten practical tips to increase organizational readiness for and engagement in CBPR. Conclusions: By understanding the best practices for organizational readiness for and participation in CPBR, CBOs will be better equipped to actively participate in community–academic partnerships.
KW - Community health partnerships
KW - Community health research
KW - Community-based participatory research
KW - Health disparities
KW - Health outcomes
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U2 - 10.1353/cpr.2015.0042
DO - 10.1353/cpr.2015.0042
M3 - Article
C2 - 26412762
AN - SCOPUS:84942110122
SN - 1557-0541
VL - 9
SP - 203
EP - 212
JO - Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action
JF - Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action
IS - 2
ER -