Kimberly D. Bess, Bernadette Doykos, Joanna D. Geller, Krista L. Craven, and Maury Nation
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780823268795
- eISBN:
- 9780823272518
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823268795.003.0007
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Cultural Studies
University and community partnerships are embedded in institutional contexts that create conflicting demands and require collaborative approaches that balance competing needs and interests and focus ...
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University and community partnerships are embedded in institutional contexts that create conflicting demands and require collaborative approaches that balance competing needs and interests and focus on accomplishing shared goals for community change. This chapter offers a case study of a partnership between a Nashville-based human service organization and a university-based research team that developed for the purpose of conducting a community needs assessment to fulfil the requirements for a Promise Neighborhoods Planning grant from the U.S. Department of Education. It explores how conflicting demands can potentially limit the authenticity of partnership relationships, and in turn, undermine the success of these types of collaboration. The chapter examines resulting challenges that arise in relation to three key tensions: defining expertise, institutional barriers, and expectations of scientific rigor. Approaches to overcoming these challenges are offered, and lessons learned are explored.Less
University and community partnerships are embedded in institutional contexts that create conflicting demands and require collaborative approaches that balance competing needs and interests and focus on accomplishing shared goals for community change. This chapter offers a case study of a partnership between a Nashville-based human service organization and a university-based research team that developed for the purpose of conducting a community needs assessment to fulfil the requirements for a Promise Neighborhoods Planning grant from the U.S. Department of Education. It explores how conflicting demands can potentially limit the authenticity of partnership relationships, and in turn, undermine the success of these types of collaboration. The chapter examines resulting challenges that arise in relation to three key tensions: defining expertise, institutional barriers, and expectations of scientific rigor. Approaches to overcoming these challenges are offered, and lessons learned are explored.
Anjanette A. Wells, Vetta L. Sanders Thompson, Will Ross, Carol Camp Yeakey, and Sheri R. Notaro
- Published in print:
- 2022
- Published Online:
- February 2022
- ISBN:
- 9780190672867
- eISBN:
- 9780197626191
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190672867.003.0004
- Subject:
- Social Work, Health and Mental Health
This chapter comprises two modules: program evaluation and community-based participatory research (CBPR). Self-awareness of culture, biases, and worldviews on the part of healthcare providers is the ...
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This chapter comprises two modules: program evaluation and community-based participatory research (CBPR). Self-awareness of culture, biases, and worldviews on the part of healthcare providers is the critical first step toward conceptualizing an evaluation that will garner buy-in from the community, capitalize on strengths, and mitigate vulnerabilities. Engagement with stakeholders throughout the evaluation process is vital. CBPR is an approach to research that is about advancing change to improve health and well-being in communities through community partnerships. As we look ahead in the future of cancer prevention and control, we must look toward CBPR solutions (not merely community-placed research) that go beyond healthcare providers in the clinic or hospital. Healthcare professionals and academic institutions need to partner with community stakeholders; such partnerships will likely result in more willingness of communities to “give voice” in developing, implementing, and disseminating meaningful solutions to addressing cancer disparities and inequities among low-income women of color.Less
This chapter comprises two modules: program evaluation and community-based participatory research (CBPR). Self-awareness of culture, biases, and worldviews on the part of healthcare providers is the critical first step toward conceptualizing an evaluation that will garner buy-in from the community, capitalize on strengths, and mitigate vulnerabilities. Engagement with stakeholders throughout the evaluation process is vital. CBPR is an approach to research that is about advancing change to improve health and well-being in communities through community partnerships. As we look ahead in the future of cancer prevention and control, we must look toward CBPR solutions (not merely community-placed research) that go beyond healthcare providers in the clinic or hospital. Healthcare professionals and academic institutions need to partner with community stakeholders; such partnerships will likely result in more willingness of communities to “give voice” in developing, implementing, and disseminating meaningful solutions to addressing cancer disparities and inequities among low-income women of color.
Gina S. Lovasi and Steve Melly
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- October 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780190885304
- eISBN:
- 9780190885335
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190885304.003.0007
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Epidemiology, Public Health
This chapter highlights how the measurement and mapping of multiple outcomes in urban health can serve goals of local needs assessment and surveillance in cities. A range of data sources and ...
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This chapter highlights how the measurement and mapping of multiple outcomes in urban health can serve goals of local needs assessment and surveillance in cities. A range of data sources and associated issues within an urban context are described. In addition, geographic information systems terms are highlighted, including those relevant to visually representing geographically referenced health data.Less
This chapter highlights how the measurement and mapping of multiple outcomes in urban health can serve goals of local needs assessment and surveillance in cities. A range of data sources and associated issues within an urban context are described. In addition, geographic information systems terms are highlighted, including those relevant to visually representing geographically referenced health data.
