TY - JOUR
T1 - Can communities and academia work together on public health research? Evaluation results from a community-based participatory research partnership in Detroit
AU - Lantz, P. M.
AU - Viruell-Fuentes, E.
AU - Israel, B. A.
AU - Softley, D.
AU - Guzman, R.
N1 - A research partnership—the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (URC)—was developed in the context of this larger movement regarding community-based and participatory approaches to public health intervention research focusing on the social determinants of health. The Detroit URC seeks to promote and support collaborative, community-based participatory research that improves family and community health in Detroit, Michigan. Established with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in October 1995, the Detroit URC is a research partnership among 10 organizations: the University of Michigan School of Public Health; City of Detroit Health Department; Henry Ford Health System; Butzel Family Center; Community Health and Social Services Center, Incorporated; Friends of Parkside; Kettering/Butzel Health Initiative; Latino Family Services; Warren/Conner Development Coalition; and CDC. The Detroit URC has two overall purposes: (1) to work in partnership with communities to design, implement, and evaluate health-related interventions and programs in ways that benefit and build capacity in the communities involved and (2) to increase the understanding and application of community-based participatory approaches to public health research.
• LA VIDA Partnership (partnership development and planning activities addressing intimate part-ner violence; funded by CDC)18
• Bilingual Medicaid Managed Care Program (consumer advocacy intervention project; funded by Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health)
• Eastside Community Health Insurance Program for Children (intervention project to increase enrollment in state child health insurance program; funded by Blue Cross/Blue Shield Founda-tion of Michigan, Metro Health Foundation, Mercy Hospital, St. John Health System, Detroit Department of Youth Services)
• Medicaid Outreach Project (intervention project to increase enrollment in state child health insurance program; funded by Michigan Department of Community Health, Medical Services Administration)
• Social Inequalities, Neighborhood Effects, and Women’s Health (planning grant funded by Uni-versity of Michigan, Dearborn)
• Michigan Center for the Environment and Children’s Health (etiologic and intervention research aimed at examining and addressing environmental triggers of childhood asthma; center grant funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Environmental Pro-tection Agency)
• REACH Detroit Partnership (1-year planning grant focusing on cardiovascular disease and diabe-tes prevention and management; funded by CDC)
• Healthy Eating and Exercising to Reduce Diabetes (intervention project; funded by the Michigan Women’s Foundation as part of the Eastside Village Health Worker Partnership)
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - This article reports the results of a formative evaluation of the first 4 years of the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (URC), a community-based participatory research partnership that was founded in 1995 with core funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Several organizations are members of this partnership, including a university, six community-based organizations, a city health department, a health care system, and CDC. The Detroit URC is a strong partnership that has accomplished many of its goals, including the receipt of over $11 million in funding for 12 community-based participatory research projects during its initial 4 years. Detroit URC Board members identified a number of facilitating factors for their growth and achievements, such, as (1) developing a sound infra-structure and set of processes for making decisions and working together, (2) building trust among partners, (3) garnering committed and active leadership from community partners, and (4) receiving support from CDC. Board members also identified a number of ongoing challenges, including organizational constraints, time pressures, and balancing community interests in interventions and academic research needs. Overall, the Detroit URC represents a partnership approach to identifying community health concerns and implementing potential solutions.
AB - This article reports the results of a formative evaluation of the first 4 years of the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (URC), a community-based participatory research partnership that was founded in 1995 with core funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Several organizations are members of this partnership, including a university, six community-based organizations, a city health department, a health care system, and CDC. The Detroit URC is a strong partnership that has accomplished many of its goals, including the receipt of over $11 million in funding for 12 community-based participatory research projects during its initial 4 years. Detroit URC Board members identified a number of facilitating factors for their growth and achievements, such, as (1) developing a sound infra-structure and set of processes for making decisions and working together, (2) building trust among partners, (3) garnering committed and active leadership from community partners, and (4) receiving support from CDC. Board members also identified a number of ongoing challenges, including organizational constraints, time pressures, and balancing community interests in interventions and academic research needs. Overall, the Detroit URC represents a partnership approach to identifying community health concerns and implementing potential solutions.
KW - Coalitions
KW - Community-based participatory research
KW - Evaluation
KW - Intervention research
KW - Participatory action research
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U2 - 10.1093/jurban/78.3.495
DO - 10.1093/jurban/78.3.495
M3 - Article
C2 - 11564852
AN - SCOPUS:0034856952
SN - 1099-3460
VL - 78
SP - 495
EP - 507
JO - Journal of Urban Health
JF - Journal of Urban Health
IS - 3
ER -