Angela Odoms, Ph.D. participated in the Community Health Scholars Program (CHSP) from 1999-2000 at the University of Michigan. The University of Michigan School of Public Health has an ongoing relationship with several community-based organizations and agencies in the City of Detroit through the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (URC). Funded by the Centers for Disease Control, the URC provided opportunities for Dr. Odoms to participate in projects that address health disparities in urban communities and gain a clearer view of issues involved in conducting community-based participatory research (CBPR) including: sustaining partnerships with organizations at the community level, balancing academic-community responsibilities and securing funding.
Dr. Odoms had a particular interest in incorporating CBPR principles in nutrition research and in working with African-American communities. This presentation will describe her involvement in the Eastside Village Health Worker Partnership (ESVHWP). Initiated as part of the URC in 1996, the ESVHWP uses a lay health advisor model to address health concerns of women and children in a predominately African-American community in Detroit. Dr. Odoms participated in ongoing project activities, program evaluation, and a diabetes prevention project that focused on training community members to address issues related to healthy eating and physical activity. Other topics that will also be discussed in this presentation include: conducting CBPR for researchers of color and the implications of the CHSP experience for her current position and research in examining the psychosocial factors associated with nutrition and diet-related chronic disease in minority communities.
Learning Objectives: 1. Describe examples of community-based participatory research. 2. Discuss preliminary findings of community-based participatory research. 3. Identify lessons learned in post-doctoral program about the process of conducting community-based participatory research. 4. Discuss the impact of the Community Health Scholars Program experience in current work/research
Keywords: Community Research, Nutrition
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I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.