Better Tools for Multi-site Research

From the Examining Community-Institutional Partnerships for Prevention Research Group. The curriculum is intended as a tool for use by community-academic partnerships that are using or planning to use a Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach to improving health. It can be used by partnerships that are just forming as well as existing partnerships. It is intended for use by health professions faculty and researchers, students and post-doctoral fellows, staff of community-based organizations, and staff of public health agencies at all skill levels.  

The Examining Community-Institutional Partnerships for Prevention Research Group. Developing and Sustaining Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships: A Skill-Building Curriculum. 2006.   http://www.cbprcurriculum.info/

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The Center for the Advancement of Collaborative Strategies in Health has developed ideas and tools to enhance partnerships, including an adaptable tool to measure strength and cohesion in a given group. The Partnership Self-Assessment tool, scoring instructions and a coordinator's guide are all freely available for download, along with a published article on the concepts underlying synergy.   

From the Center for the Advancement of Collaborative Strategies in Health, Division of Public Health, New York Academy of Medicine.  http://partnershiptool.net/

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This article presents the design and conceptual foundations for a year-long community based participatory research (CBPR) education and training program in which community based organization (CBO) teams learn research design, discuss CBPR principles, design and implement a community health-related research project tailored to their program and community, conduct analysis, and initiate integration of the results into the organization and community.

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May M and Law J. CBPR as Community Health Intervention: Instititutionalizing CBRP Within Community Based Organizations. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research Education and Action. Summer 2008; vol 2.2.   http://muse.jhu.edu

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Columbia University's Clinical Trials Network offers this 'lessons-learned' summary of communications tips and best practices for others working in the context of Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs) and Practice-based Research Networks (PBRN)s.  Click here to download.

Courtesy of J. Thomas Bigger, MD. Professor of Medicine and of Pharmacology and Medical Director, Columbia University Clinical Trials Network.  http://irvinginstitute.columbia.edu/resources/community_engage.html

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