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. 2012 Spring;6(1):43-52.
doi: 10.1353/cpr.2012.0010.

Developing the community empowered research training program: building research capacity for community-initiated and community-driven research

Simona Kwon  1 , Catlin Rideout, Winston Tseng, Nadia Islam, Won Kim Cook, Marguerite Ro, Chau Trinh-Shevrin
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Developing the community empowered research training program: building research capacity for community-initiated and community-driven research

Simona Kwon et al. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2012 Spring.

Abstract

Health promotion practice research conducted by or in partnership with community-based organizations (CBOs) serving Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA and NHPI) can address health disparities. Few CBOs have the tools to integrate or initiate research into their programmatic agenda. The New York University (NYU) Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH) and the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) created a partnership with the goal to support CBO research infrastructure development by creating the Community Empowered Research Training (CERT) program.

Methods: A survey was conducted and discussions held with CBO leaders representing AA and NHPI communities to inform the development of the CERT program.

Results: The majority of participants are engaged in service-related research and reported interest in building their research capacity. CBOs may require help reframing how data can be collected and used to better inform programmatic activities and to address health disparities facing AA and NHPI communities.

Conclusions: CBOs possess both an interest in and access to local knowledge that can inform health priorities. Findings have been applied to the CERT program to build capacity to support community-initiated/driven research to address health disparities affecting AAs and NHPIs.

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Geographical distribution of agencies surveyed.
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Agency priority areas for research training.
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