Using a Clinical Outreach Project to Foster a Community-Engaged Research Partnership With Somali Families
| Autor: | Mary H. Wilde, Dianne V. Liebel, Sadiya Omar, Jennifer K. Carroll, Sarah Miner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Community-Based Participatory Research Capacity Building Health (social science) Sociology and Political Science Somalia Refugee Population New York Community-based participatory research Vulnerable Populations Somali Education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Cooperative Behavior Cultural Competency education Aged Health Services Needs and Demand education.field_of_study Medical education 030504 nursing business.industry Communication Barriers Capacity building General Medicine Home Care Services Community-Institutional Relations language.human_language Outreach Research Design General partnership language Female 0305 other medical science business Cultural competence |
| Zdroj: | Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 11:53-59 |
| ISSN: | 1557-055X |
| DOI: | 10.1353/cpr.2017.0007 |
| Popis: | Background Community-engaged research partnerships build the capacity of community and educational organizations to work together toward addressing important health issues and disparities for vulnerable populations, such as refugees or immigrants. A critical step for building a community-engaged research partnership is the Thrst contact or entree into the community. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe how a successful home health community-engaged partnership became the entree and foundation for a community-engaged research partnership to explore the home health needs of Somali older adults and their families. Methods A number of strategies were used to engage the Somali community, initially in a clinical home health project and subsequently in an academic research study. Lessons learned Valuable lessons were learned on delivering home health care (HHC) services to Somali older adults and their families as well as conducting research with this population. The most important lesson was that none of the work could be done without the involvement of the Somali community. The partnership described is one of the Thrst to address the home health needs and experiences of Somali older adults and their families. The project illustrates a mutually beneThcial relationship that can occur when a community-engaged clinical project expanded to address an issue of importance to the community through research. Conclusions This foundation served to create an opportunity for more comprehensive community-academic partnerships with the potential to improve the delivery of HHC to Somali older adults, as well as open avenues for research in other areas that are relevant to the Somali, medical, and academic communities. |
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