作者: Molly De Marco , William Kearney , Tosha Smith , Carson Jones , Arconstar Kearney-Powell
关键词: Public relations 、 Community organization 、 Health equity 、 Nursing 、 Public health 、 Community-based participatory research 、 Community ownership 、 Political science 、 Black church 、 Participatory action research 、 General partnership
摘要: Background: Community-based participatory research (CBPR) holds tremendous promise for addressing public health disparities. As such, there is a need academic institutions to build lasting partnerships with community organizations. Herein we have described the process of establishing relationship between university and Black church in rural North Carolina. We then discuss Harvest Hope, church-based pilot garden project that emerged from partnership. Methods: The partnership began third-party effort connect universities churches address Building this academic-community part- nership included collaborating determine ques- tions programming priorities. Other aspects applying funding together building consensus on study budget aims. partners were responsible administrative details led largely participant recruitment. Results: collaborated design implement involving 44 youth adults. Community shared responsibility design, recruitment, programming, reporting results. successful operation Hope gave rise larger National Institutes Health (NIH)-funded study, Faith, Farming Future (F3) 4 60 youth. Both projects CBPR efforts improve healthy food access reducing chronic disease. This continues expand as develop additional targeting physical activity, eating, environmental justice, among others. Benefits include increased ownership cultural appropriateness interventions. Challenges managing expectations diverse parties adequate communication. Lessons learned strategies maintaining similar are discussed. Conclusions: benefits community-based disparities many, lessons be can strengthen community-academic partnerships.