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Enhancing expertise of community partners to promote equity in CBPR: Collaborative research capacity building training for community-based organizations from an academic perspective

Saturday, November 2, 2013 : 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Chris M. Coombe, PhD, MPH , Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
There is growing recognition of the importance of community engagement in research for understanding and addressing health inequities. As community organizations increasingly enter into research relationships with institutions, there is a need to ensure that such partnerships are collaborative, equitable, and beneficial to communities most affected by health inequities. The purpose of this workshop is to enhance the knowledge and skills of community organizations to engage in collaborative research with outside institutions and researchers. Drawing upon experiences of the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (URC), a longstanding community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnership, this hands-on, interactive workshop will address: benefits and challenges for communities; dimensions of participation in research; practical strategies for establishing equitable research relationships; community rights in research; and guiding principles of community-based participatory research.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Explain the potential benefits and challenges for communities to engage in collaborative research • Describe tools and strategies for establishing equitable partnerships with academic and institutional researchers • Identify guiding principles of CBPR

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a research faculty in health behavior and health education with extensive experience in collaborative partnerships and community-based participatory research to promote health and equity. I co-developed this curriculum and have developed, implemented, and evaluated training curricula for community audiences on policy advocacy and CBPR.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.