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A partnership approach to addressing violence in West Louisville, Kentucky
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Billie Castle, M.P.H.,
School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Monique Ingram, M.P.H.,
Office of Public Health Practice and Community Engagement, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Nida Ali, MPH,
School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Trinidad Jackson, MS, MPH,
Office of Public Health Practice, University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences, Louisville, KY
Background: The nine contiguous neighborhoods comprising West Louisville (WL), Kentucky have the highest violent crime rates in the City of Louisville. Felony crime rates within WL range from 64.3 to 126.0 per 1,000 residents, compared to 15.6 to 37.7 per 1,000 residents in the Louisville Metro area. The City of Louisville and many local organizations have shifted their focus towards improving the quality of life in WL. Substantial attention, resources, and political will have been mobilized to alleviate disparities facing WL residents. Methodology: To engage community partners and address violence in WL, the Office of Public Health Practice and Community Engagement (OPHP) at the University of Louisville School of Public Health is utilizing the partnership approach four-stage model to 1) establish partnership goals, 2) organize partners, 3) develop and implement intervention strategies, and 4) evaluate outcomes. Through this community-academic partnership (CBPR), WL residents are engaged in understanding and addressing violence in the community and strengthening the partnership between the University of Louisville and local community organizations to develop long-term CBPR research agendas focused on reducing determinants and incidents of violence in WL. Results: The role of community partners is vital in taking a community-based public health approach to addressing violence. They help inform research activities and increase community participation and buy-in. Conclusion: A strong inter-disciplinary team and engaging diverse community partners and perspectives increases the ability to tailor the activities to the culture of the community and provides access to the population due to existing relationships and connections.
Learning Areas:
Program planning
Learning Objectives:
Describe the partnership approach.
Discuss the role of community partners and academic partners in addressing violence.
Describe how implementing the partnership approach gives the community access to more resources and academia perspective of the community.
Keyword(s): Community-Based Research (CBPR), Community-Based Partnership & Collaboration
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have years of experience as a graduate research assistant planning, implementing, and evaluating CBPR projects that utilize the partnership approach.
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.
