Better Tools for Multi-site Research

This curriculum, from the Examining Community-Institutional Partnerships for Prevention Research Group.  is intended as a tool for use by community-academic partnerships 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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This self-study guide is a research ethics curriculum designed for community health workers serving Latino communities. The guide is available in both English and Spanish. Each of of three 'sessions' includes examples and scenarios illustrating the concepts through real life situations. The curriculum also includes a glossary, and an assessment to evaluate change in trainee understanding of the concepts presented in each session. An instructor's guide is also available. Sessions include: Laying the Foundation, Protecting the Participant, and Presenting the Information.

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From San Diego State University. http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~gra/grad/research/projecttresinfo.html

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Ensuring that health care (and health research with diverse populations) is culturally and linguistically appropriate is anything but automatic. The Cross Cultural Health Program offers training, consultation, and resource guides that help health care providers and researchers meet the needs of diverse populations and address health disparities.   

From the Cross Cultural (CC) Health Care Program's Cultural Competency Training Program.  http://www.xculture.org/cctrainingprograms.php

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Ensuring that health care (and health research with diverse populations) is culturally and linguistically appropriate is anything but automatic. The Cross Cultural Health Program offers training, consultation, and resource guides that help health care providers and researchers meet the needs of diverse populations and address health disparities.   

From the Cross Cultural (CC) Health Care Program.  http://www.xculture.org/Reccommendedlinks.php

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Ensuring that health care (and health research with diverse populations) is culturally and linguistically appropriate is anything but automatic. The Cross Cultural Health Program offers these assessment tools to help health care providers and researchers ensure they are meeting the needs of diverse populations and addressing health disparities.   

From the Cross Cultural (CC) Health Care Program.  http://www.xculture.org/assesstools.php

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This interactive Research Ethics Training Curriculum was developed for international researchers who conduct research that includes human participants and want to incorporate fundamental ethical considerations in design and implementation of their research. The curriculum offers international researchers an overview to the development and philosophy of research ethics; case studies; materials to assist in designing studies that respect local regulations, cultures and expectations, and ancillary reference documents on modern perspectives that shape the research ethics field.  

From Family Health International.  http://www.fhi.org/training/en/Retc/intro.htm

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Although this outstanding guide focuses specifically on girls’ and women’s health, gender and health related issues - it can help new researchers connect with the overall Community-Based Practice approach. The guide is rooted in the experiences and practices of community researchers, with content structured around a series of cross-disciplinary conversations.   Click here to download.

From the Women's Health Research Network (WHRN).  http://www.whrn.ca/our-common-ground.php

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This wonderful resource was developed to improve the process of negotiating research relationships with Inuit communities in Canada. The guide specifically aims to help researchers understand community concerns and expectations; the benefits, opportunities and challenges associated with engaging Inuit communities in research; determine appropriate levels of community involvement in various research stages; initiate contact and begin negotiating a relationship; clarify processes and timelines; and choose appropriate and effective means to communicate research results to communities.  Click here to download.

ITK and NRI. (2007). Negotiating Research Relationships with Inuit Communities: A Guide for Researchers. Scot Nickels, Jamal Shirley, and Gita Laidler (eds). Inuit Tapiriit.  http://www.itk.ca/

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