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Walk together children with no wasted steps: community-academic partnering for equal power in NIH proposal development.
Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2010 Winter; 4(4):263-77.PC

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches equitably involve community members and researchers throughout the research process. A developing literature examines problems in CBPR partnerships, but less is written about community groups using CBPR to access university resources to address community-prioritized health concerns.

OBJECTIVE

We sought to examine issues in two stages of a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded CBPR partnership: (1) joint proposal preparation, and (2) grant administration.

METHODS

We used a case study approach to analyze data (partner dialogs, meeting notes, interviews, and press coverage) from a longstanding community-academic partnership.

RESULTS

The partnership received NIH Partners in Research Program funding. During joint proposal preparation, issues included (1) learning to practice operating principles, such as "talking in ways that all people can understand," (2) streamlining proposal design to facilitate communication with community members, and (3) addressing inequities inherent in community-academic budget sharing. During the administration phase, issues included (1) community partner struggles with administrative requirements, (2) inequities in indirect cost (IDC) allocations, and (3) the impact of a natural disaster.

CONCLUSION

Separately funded CBPR grants can contribute to community partner development, but make substantive demands on small, grassroots community organizations. Funders should consider taking more responsibility in developing community resources and infrastructure to ensure that grassroots community groups have the power to be equal partners. More accurate accounting of costs and benefits of CBPR to vulnerable communities should be in place to ensure communities receive adequate return on the time they invest in partnering with universities.

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Williams KJ
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA.
Cooks JM
No affiliation info available
May M
No affiliation info available
Peranteau J
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Reifsnider E
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Hargraves MA
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MeSH

Community ParticipationCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchCommunity-Institutional RelationsFinancing, OrganizedHealth PromotionHumansNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)Organizational Case StudiesUnited StatesUniversitiesWalking

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

21169704

Citation

Williams, Karen Jaynes, et al. "Walk Together Children With No Wasted Steps: Community-academic Partnering for Equal Power in NIH Proposal Development." Progress in Community Health Partnerships : Research, Education, and Action, vol. 4, no. 4, 2010, pp. 263-77.
Williams KJ, Cooks JM, May M, et al. Walk together children with no wasted steps: community-academic partnering for equal power in NIH proposal development. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2010;4(4):263-77.
Williams, K. J., Cooks, J. M., May, M., Peranteau, J., Reifsnider, E., & Hargraves, M. A. (2010). Walk together children with no wasted steps: community-academic partnering for equal power in NIH proposal development. Progress in Community Health Partnerships : Research, Education, and Action, 4(4), 263-77. https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2010.0013
Williams KJ, et al. Walk Together Children With No Wasted Steps: Community-academic Partnering for Equal Power in NIH Proposal Development. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2010;4(4):263-77. PubMed PMID: 21169704.
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