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Enhancing Capacity of Community-Academic Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity: Results From the CBPR Partnership Academy.
Health Promot Pract. 2020 07; 21(4):552-563.HP

Abstract

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is an equitable partnership approach that links academic researchers, community organizations, and public health practitioners to work together to understand and address health inequities. Although numerous educational materials on CBPR exist, few training programs develop the skills and knowledge needed to establish effective, equitable partnerships. Furthermore, there are few professional development opportunities for academic researchers, practitioners, and community members to obtain these competencies in an experiential co-learning process. In response, the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center developed the CBPR Partnership Academy, an innovative, yearlong capacity-building program facilitated by experienced community and academic partners, involving an intensive short course, partnership development, grant proposal preparation and funding, mentoring, online learning forums, and networking. Three diverse cohorts (36 teams) from 18 states and 2 tribal nations have participated. We describe the rationale and components of the training program and present results from the first two cohorts. Evaluation results suggest enhanced competence and efficacy in conducting CBPR. Outcomes include partnerships established, grant proposals submitted and funded, workshops and research conducted, and findings disseminated. A community-academic partner-based, integrated, applied program can be effective for professional development and establishing innovative linkages between academics and practitioners aimed at achieving health equity.

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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Chandler Park Conservancy, Detroit, MI, USA.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Brakefield-Caldwell W

Community Action Against Asthma Steering Committee, Detroit, MI, USA.

Community Health and Social Services Center, Detroit, MI, USA.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, Detroit, MI, USA.

Friends of Parkside, Detroit, MI, USA.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

MeSH

Capacity BuildingCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchCommunity-Institutional RelationsHealth EquityHumansMichiganResearch Personnel

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Journal Article

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Language

eng

PubMed ID

30596283

Citation

Coombe, Chris M., et al. "Enhancing Capacity of Community-Academic Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity: Results From the CBPR Partnership Academy." Health Promotion Practice, vol. 21, no. 4, 2020, pp. 552-563.

Coombe CM, Schulz AJ, Guluma L, et al. Enhancing Capacity of Community-Academic Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity: Results From the CBPR Partnership Academy. Health Promot Pract. 2020;21(4):552-563.

Coombe, C. M., Schulz, A. J., Guluma, L., Allen, A. J., Gray, C., Brakefield-Caldwell, W., Guzman, J. R., Lewis, T. C., Reyes, A. G., Rowe, Z., Pappas, L. A., & Israel, B. A. (2020). Enhancing Capacity of Community-Academic Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity: Results From the CBPR Partnership Academy. Health Promotion Practice, 21(4), 552-563. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839918818830

Coombe CM, et al. Enhancing Capacity of Community-Academic Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity: Results From the CBPR Partnership Academy. Health Promot Pract. 2020;21(4):552-563. PubMed PMID: 30596283.

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TY - JOUR T1 - Enhancing Capacity of Community-Academic Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity: Results From the CBPR Partnership Academy. AU - Coombe,Chris M, AU - Schulz,Amy J, AU - Guluma,Lello, AU - Allen,Alex J,3rd AU - Gray,Carol, AU - Brakefield-Caldwell,Wilma, AU - Guzman,J Ricardo, AU - Lewis,Toby C, AU - Reyes,Angela G, AU - Rowe,Zachary, AU - Pappas,Lisa A, AU - Israel,Barbara A, Y1 - 2018/12/29/ PY - 2019/1/1/pubmed PY - 2021/4/23/medline PY - 2019/1/1/entrez KW - academic researchers and practitioners linkages KW - community-based participatory research KW - health equity KW - professional development SP - 552 EP - 563 JF - Health promotion practice JO - Health Promot Pract VL - 21 IS - 4 N2 - Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is an equitable partnership approach that links academic researchers, community organizations, and public health practitioners to work together to understand and address health inequities. Although numerous educational materials on CBPR exist, few training programs develop the skills and knowledge needed to establish effective, equitable partnerships. Furthermore, there are few professional development opportunities for academic researchers, practitioners, and community members to obtain these competencies in an experiential co-learning process. In response, the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center developed the CBPR Partnership Academy, an innovative, yearlong capacity-building program facilitated by experienced community and academic partners, involving an intensive short course, partnership development, grant proposal preparation and funding, mentoring, online learning forums, and networking. Three diverse cohorts (36 teams) from 18 states and 2 tribal nations have participated. We describe the rationale and components of the training program and present results from the first two cohorts. Evaluation results suggest enhanced competence and efficacy in conducting CBPR. Outcomes include partnerships established, grant proposals submitted and funded, workshops and research conducted, and findings disseminated. A community-academic partner-based, integrated, applied program can be effective for professional development and establishing innovative linkages between academics and practitioners aimed at achieving health equity. SN - 1524-8399 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/30596283/Enhancing_Capacity_of_Community_Academic_Partnerships_to_Achieve_Health_Equity:_Results_From_the_CBPR_Partnership_Academy_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -