TY - JOUR T1 - Development of an interinstitutional collaboration to support community-partnered research addressing the health of emerging Latino populations. AU - Corbie-Smith,Giselle, AU - Yaggy,Susan D, AU - Lyn,Michelle, AU - Green,Melissa, AU - Ornelas,India J, AU - Simmons,Tia, AU - Perez,Georgina, AU - Blumenthal,Connie, PY - 2010/4/1/entrez PY - 2010/4/1/pubmed PY - 2010/5/26/medline SP - 728 EP - 35 JF - Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges JO - Acad Med VL - 85 IS - 4 N2 - Collaborative and participatory research approaches have received considerable attention as means to understanding and addressing disparities in health and health care. In this article, the authors describe the process of building a three-way partnership among two academic health centers-Duke University and the University of North Carolina-and members of the Latino community in North Carolina to develop and pilot test a lay health advisor program to improve Latina immigrants' mental health and coping skills. The authors applied the principles of participatory research to engage community and academic partners, to select the health topic and population, and to develop program goals and objectives. Key challenges were negotiating administrative structures and learning institutional cultures, as well as dealing with contextual issues such as mental health reform and antiimmigrant sentiment in the state.Some important lessons learned are to seek opportunities for taking advantage of existing relationships and expertise at each academic institution, to be respectful of the burden of research on vulnerable communities, and to involve community partners at all stages of the process. SN - 1938-808X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/20354397/Development_of_an_interinstitutional_collaboration_to_support_community_partnered_research_addressing_the_health_of_emerging_Latino_populations_ L2 - https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181d2b874 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -