The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA

Abstract #58995

Robert Goodman, PhD, MPH, MA, Community Health Sciences, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, SL-29, New Orleans, LA 70112, 504-584-3687, rgoodma1@tulane.edu and Adam B. Becker, PhD, Department of Community Health Sciences, Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Development, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112.

This session will present an overview of this multi-site project including its intent, purposes, aims, and structure. The partnership resulted from grants to each of the four participating universities as part of the Prevention Research Centers that are funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Because each university in the national partnership was selected by the CDC, the partners had to do a great deal of formative work to coordinate their activities nationally while engaging locally with community partners. The session will emphasize how the four partner groups developed questions for cross-site comparisons and the outcomes associated with each of the sites, including community impact of the project, continued collaboration with local partners, community change activities, and measurement tools.

Learning Objectives:

• At the conclusion of the session the participants in this session will be able to:
• 1. Describe the intent in developing multi-university, multi-community partnerships
• 2. Describe the key steps in developing multi-university, multi-community partnerships
• 3. Discuss potential limitations and challenges in conducting multi-university, multi-community partnerships

Keywords: Community Research, Participatory Research

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
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.