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David E. Aguilar, MA¹, Lily Ann Divino, LMSW, MPH², Pascale Montadert, PhDc³, Josephine Rago-Adia, MSW⁴, Darius Tandon, PhD⁵, Noilyn Abesamis, MPH³, and Rhodora Ursua, MPH³. (1) Kalusugan Coalition, Peter Stuyvesant Station, PO Box 2463, New York, NY 10009-9998, (2) Mount Sinai Hospital, Adolescent Health Center, 312 East 94th Street, New York, NY 312 East 94t, 312 East 94th Street, Lily.Divino@mountsinai.org, (3) NYU Center for Study of Asian American Health, 550 First Avenue, MSB-153, New York, NY 10016, (4) Asian Resource Center for Children & Families, 43 Milton Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901, (5) School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1620 McElderry Street, 203 Reed Hall, Baltimore, MD 21205

Project AsPIRE is a community-based participatory research project (CBPR) funded by the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities to improve health access and status for cardiovascular disease in the Filipino American community living in the New York and New Jersey area through the use of community health workers. One aim of the study is to create an infrastructure that facilitates the conduct of CBPR. To address this aim, a Capacity Building Taskforce comprised of community and academic partners was established.

This presentation has three objectives. First, we present the structure and purpose of the Capacity Building Taskforce. Second, we describe the development of, and results from, two Needs Assessments—one for academic partners and one for community partners—that identified key skills, resources, and competencies on which partners wanted training in. These key skills, resources, and competencies were grouped into three areas: (a) starting CBPR projects, (b) implementing and analyzing CBPR projects, and (c) dissemination/application/sustainability of CBPR projects. Third, we outline the series of monthly “learning exchanges” that were developed to address both sets of partners' identified skills, resources, and competencies. We will present quantitative and qualitative data highlighting the effectiveness of these learning exchanges on enhancing academic and community partners' capacity to conduct CBPR. As we discuss each of these three areas, we will discuss inherent challenges, as well as the strategies we used to overcome these challenges. Presenters will be academic and community partners who serve on the Capacity Building Taskforce.

Learning Objectives: By the end of this session, participants will be able to

• Describe the Project AsPIRE infrastructure, particularly the functions of the Capacity Building Taskforce
• Discuss ways to utilize findings from a training needs assessment for the development and implementation of learning exchanges for academic and community partners
• Discuss the challenges and opportunities that arose in the implementation of monthly learning exchanges

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

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