Online Program

330108
Shifting the Power Dynamic in Community/Academic Research Through Community Advisory Boards


Monday, November 2, 2015

Jill Evans, MPH, Office of Community Health, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Rhonda McClinton-Brown, MPH, Office of Community Health, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Trends in funding for Community Based Participatory Research recognize the vital contribution of community members in guiding the research. The inclusion of a Community Advisory Board for academic/community research partnerships ensures the necessary leadership to inform research studies in the most culturally appropriate way. Through the development and implementation of an effective CAB, comprised of a diverse group of community members, the CAB is able to provide expertise and advice about the impact of research on the community for whom an intervention is intended.  The workshop will explore the essential role of Community Advisory Boards in community engaged research and the role that academic institutions can play in elevating the community voice through research partnerships.

Learning Areas:

Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Describe the purpose and structure of Community Advisory Boards; Explain the key steps in establishing a Community Advisory Board; Discuss the rationale for having community members drive the research agenda of a Community/Academic research partnership

Keyword(s): Community-Based Partnership & Collaboration, Community-Based Research (CBPR)

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As the Research Program Director in Stanford School of Medicine's Office of Community Health, the primary focus of my work is the development community/academic research partnerships. I often provide consultation and training in forming community advisory boards to guide CBPR partnerships.
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.