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Challenges and facilitating factors in sustaining community-based participatory research partnerships: lessons learned from the Detroit, New York City and Seattle Urban Research Centers.
J Urban Health. 2006 Nov; 83(6):1022-40.JU

Abstract

In order to address the social, physical and economic determinants of urban health, researchers, public health practitioners, and community members have turned to more comprehensive and participatory approaches to research and interventions. One such approach, community-based participatory research (CBPR) in public health, has received considerable attention over the past decade, and numerous publications have described theoretical underpinnings, values, principles and practice. Issues related to the long-term sustainability of partnerships and activities have received limited attention. The purpose of this article is to examine the experiences and lessons learned from three Urban Research Centers (URCs) in Detroit, New York City, and Seattle, which were initially established in 1995 with core support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The experience of these Centers after core funding ceased in 2003 provides a case study to identify the challenges and facilitating factors for sustaining partnerships. We examine three broad dimensions of CBPR partnerships that we consider important for sustainability: (1) sustaining relationships and commitments among the partners involved; (2) sustaining the knowledge, capacity and values generated from the partnership; and (3) sustaining funding, staff, programs, policy changes and the partnership itself. We discuss the challenges faced by the URCs in sustaining these dimensions and the strategies used to overcome these challenges. Based on these experiences, we offer recommendations for: strategies that partnerships may find useful in sustaining their CBPR efforts; ways in which a Center mechanism can be useful for promoting sustainability; and considerations for funders of CBPR to increase sustainability.

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Israel BA
University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. ilanais@umich.edu
Krieger J
No affiliation info available
Vlahov D
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Ciske S
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Foley M
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Fortin P
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Guzman JR
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Lichtenstein R
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McGranaghan R
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Palermo AG
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Tang G
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MeSH

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.Community ParticipationCommunity-Institutional RelationsContinental Population GroupsEthnic GroupsHealth Services ResearchHumansResearch Support as TopicUnited StatesUrban HealthUrban Health Services

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

17139552

Citation

Israel, Barbara A., et al. "Challenges and Facilitating Factors in Sustaining Community-based Participatory Research Partnerships: Lessons Learned From the Detroit, New York City and Seattle Urban Research Centers." Journal of Urban Health : Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, vol. 83, no. 6, 2006, pp. 1022-40.
Israel BA, Krieger J, Vlahov D, et al. Challenges and facilitating factors in sustaining community-based participatory research partnerships: lessons learned from the Detroit, New York City and Seattle Urban Research Centers. J Urban Health. 2006;83(6):1022-40.
Israel, B. A., Krieger, J., Vlahov, D., Ciske, S., Foley, M., Fortin, P., Guzman, J. R., Lichtenstein, R., McGranaghan, R., Palermo, A. G., & Tang, G. (2006). Challenges and facilitating factors in sustaining community-based participatory research partnerships: lessons learned from the Detroit, New York City and Seattle Urban Research Centers. Journal of Urban Health : Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 83(6), 1022-40.
Israel BA, et al. Challenges and Facilitating Factors in Sustaining Community-based Participatory Research Partnerships: Lessons Learned From the Detroit, New York City and Seattle Urban Research Centers. J Urban Health. 2006;83(6):1022-40. PubMed PMID: 17139552.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Challenges and facilitating factors in sustaining community-based participatory research partnerships: lessons learned from the Detroit, New York City and Seattle Urban Research Centers. AU - Israel,Barbara A, AU - Krieger,James, AU - Vlahov,David, AU - Ciske,Sandra, AU - Foley,Mary, AU - Fortin,Princess, AU - Guzman,J Ricardo, AU - Lichtenstein,Richard, AU - McGranaghan,Robert, AU - Palermo,Ann-Gel, AU - Tang,Gary, PY - 2006/12/2/pubmed PY - 2007/3/1/medline PY - 2006/12/2/entrez SP - 1022 EP - 40 JF - Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine JO - J Urban Health VL - 83 IS - 6 N2 - In order to address the social, physical and economic determinants of urban health, researchers, public health practitioners, and community members have turned to more comprehensive and participatory approaches to research and interventions. One such approach, community-based participatory research (CBPR) in public health, has received considerable attention over the past decade, and numerous publications have described theoretical underpinnings, values, principles and practice. Issues related to the long-term sustainability of partnerships and activities have received limited attention. The purpose of this article is to examine the experiences and lessons learned from three Urban Research Centers (URCs) in Detroit, New York City, and Seattle, which were initially established in 1995 with core support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The experience of these Centers after core funding ceased in 2003 provides a case study to identify the challenges and facilitating factors for sustaining partnerships. We examine three broad dimensions of CBPR partnerships that we consider important for sustainability: (1) sustaining relationships and commitments among the partners involved; (2) sustaining the knowledge, capacity and values generated from the partnership; and (3) sustaining funding, staff, programs, policy changes and the partnership itself. We discuss the challenges faced by the URCs in sustaining these dimensions and the strategies used to overcome these challenges. Based on these experiences, we offer recommendations for: strategies that partnerships may find useful in sustaining their CBPR efforts; ways in which a Center mechanism can be useful for promoting sustainability; and considerations for funders of CBPR to increase sustainability. SN - 1099-3460 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/17139552/Challenges_and_facilitating_factors_in_sustaining_community_based_participatory_research_partnerships:_lessons_learned_from_the_Detroit_New_York_City_and_Seattle_Urban_Research_Centers_ L2 - https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-006-9110-1 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -