An academic-community outreach partnership: building relationships and capacity to address childhood lead poisoning.

Autor: Serrell N; Dartmouth College, Dartmouth Toxic Metals Research Program, USA., Caron RM, Fleishman B, Robbins ED
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action [Prog Community Health Partnersh] 2009 Spring; Vol. 3 (1), pp. 53-9.
DOI: 10.1353/cpr.0.0056
Abstrakt: Background: Although academic institutions are rich resources for improving public health, academic partnerships with community organizations can be challenging. We describe a successful academic-community partnership composed of the Dartmouth Toxic Metals Research Program, the Manchester (New Hampshire) Health Department, and the Greater Manchester Partners Against Lead Poisoning (GMPALP).
Objective: Partners collaborated to translate science and best practices into social action and policy change to address childhood lead poisoning.
Methods: Using the evolution of a childhood lead poisoning prevention initiative, we discuss how an academic-community relationship can be created and sustained.
Lessons Learned: Our experience demonstrates that broad-based partnerships are enhanced by the attributes of community-based participatory research (CBPR). We observe that engaging in community collaborations that are not driven by research eliminates potential conflicts for academic and community partners.
Conclusion: We identify four core values, namely, (1) adaptability, (2) consistency, (3) shared authority, and (4) trust, as being constructive when working in such partnerships.
Databáze: MEDLINE