This represents the development of the translation of principals of community-based participatory research and education into active programs. Commensurate with these principals, we have created a formal partnership between the Johns Hopkins University & Health System and the East Baltimore communities, specifically because these communities are contiguous to Hopkins and also continue to suffer disproportionably from premature disability, morbidity, and mortality. Without developing research that draws on the talents from both the university and the surrounding neighborhoods, we cannot hope to eliminate the health inequalities that plague our nation.
As part of this partnership we have implemented an overarching Urban Health Council (representing the voice of the community) to help guide the program. In addition to building on the strengths and resources from the community, this project highlights the strengths of the entire university, not just the health professional schools (Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health) but also the undergraduate campus (including the Schools of Arts & Sciences and Engineering). What is unique about this initiative is that there will be curricula designed to be implemented at the undergraduate, masters, doctoral and postdoctoral level.
To date, we have developed certain principals that will guide these activities including that all activities must show a true partnership effort between Hopkins and these communities. In addition, we will identify specific educational, skill development, and research needs that will be addressed by a community-academic steering committee. We will present the full plan that has been developed with elements of implementation at the APHA meeting.
Learning Objectives: By the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to: (1) Identify how a community-based participatory research curriculum can be implemented across many university settings and (2) Describe how community-based participatory research can be used to address health disparities in urban settings
Keywords: Urban Health, Community Research
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