Community-Institutional Partnerships for Prevention Research Group Curriculum Work Group c/o Robert J. McGranaghan, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan, 1420 Washington Hts., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, 734.764.5171, rojomcg@umich.edu and Gary Tang, Asian Counseling and Referral Services, 720 8th Ave South, Ste 200, Seattle, WA 98104.

While partnerships between communities, universities and public health agencies have become central to the national public health practice and research agendas, there has been a continuing need for training and education for all partners that will enhance their capacity to participate in these partnerships and to conduct community-based participatory research (CBPR). With funding from the Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) Program Office, through a cooperative agreement between the Association of Schools of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Community-Institutional Partnerships for Prevention Research Group (partner organizations include Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, PRCs, Urban Research Centers, Kellogg Community Health Scholars Program, APHA Caucus on Community-Based Public Health, CDC PRC National Community Committee) identified characteristics of successful CBPR partnerships, factors that facilitate and impede success, and strategies for building the capacity of communities, public health agencies and academic institutions to engage in CBPR. The Curriculum Training Module on building and maintaining effective community-institutional partnerships for prevention research translates the group’s work into a series of short presentations using case studies and interactive exercises designed to trigger discussion and equip participants with strategies and tools for building and sustaining their partnerships. The curriculum covers such topics as establishing operating norms, adopting a mission statement and principles, determining levels of affiliation and participation and establishing infrastructure. The training curriculum was pilot-tested with multiple groups of community-institutional partnerships in diverse settings across the nation. This presentation will report on the outcomes and lessons learned from the curriculum’s initial pilot-testing.

Learning Objectives: Through this interactive oral presentation, participants will be able to

• discuss and understand the key steps in initiating and maintaining Community-Based Participatory Research partnerships
• identify common challenges faced by CBPR partnerships and suggested strategies and resources for overcoming them.
• describe the findings of the curriculum module pilot testing in multiple settings across the nation.
• identify CBPR training resources they can apply in their own settings.

Keywords: Community-Based Partnership, Public Health Research

Related Web page: futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph/researchprojects.html#ExaminingCommunityPartnerships

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.