How Co-Developed Are Community and Academic Partnerships?

Dadwal, Viva; Basu, Lopa; Weston, Christine; Hwang, Sandra; Ibe, Chidinma A.; Bone, Lee R.; Boonyasai, Romsai T.; Gentry, Janice; Purnell, Leon; Wu, Albert W.

doi:10.1353/cpr.2017.0046

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“…If you 'involve' your partners, then it is you 'allowing' them to have a role. Instead, your partnership should be one of co-equals where you learn as much from the engagement as they do (Dadwal et al 2017). • It is also important to acknowledge that your partners have extensive expertise that is not related to academic degrees or titles.…”

Section: Do Not Just 'Involve' Your Community Partner In Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Community–University Health Research Partnerships

Page-Reeves¹,

Regino²

2018

Anthropology in Action

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In recent years, there have been positive changes to the health research landscape, with increasing interest amongst community organisations and university investigators in establishing research partnerships and with more funding opportunities for community-engaged work. However, creating a community–university partnership requires new skills, new types of knowledge, and new ways of creating and maintaining relationships. On both sides of the research equation, people are looking for guidance. The discussion here uses our experience to offer concrete tips in plain language for strategies that can be used to build capacity for community–university partnerships for organisations and researchers in pre-partnership and early partnership stages. We comment on debates about epistemology and knowledge production in research and how anthropologists are well positioned to contribute to this process.

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Section: Do Not Just 'Involve' Your Community Partner In Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Community–University Health Research Partnerships

Page-Reeves¹,

Regino²

2018

Anthropology in Action

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“…Cultivating trust in health systems also contributes to one's access to care, utilization of, and adherence to evidenced based recommendations, thus improving outcomes (17). Trust is also necessary for collaborative decision making and essential for effective and sustainable partnerships (18,19). At a global level, effective trust building in health systems requires accountability to citizens and incorporation of their voices in policies that affect them (1,2,15,20).…”

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confidence: 99%

Trust is the engine of change: A conceptual model for trust building in health systems

Adam

Donelson²

2020

Preprint

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Background: Physicians, health care organizations, governments and communities are increasingly interested in how trust is built throughout the health system. Current science on building trust draws on diverse literature from business and consumer science to healthcare, and theory development has predominately focused on factor based models. We propose a process based theoretical model for trust building which may better reflect the complex and dynamic nature of trust itself. In doing so, we propose a new measurable dimension of the trust building process: reciprocity cycles. Cooperative reciprocal relationships are its building blocks, enabling stakeholders to “try out” their interactions with less risk, and to calibrate their level of effort, time and emotional investment. Reciprocity cycles includes three measurable elements: common goals, self-interests and gratitude/indebtedness.Methods: We applied the model, developing outcomes and measures in close-to-community health partnerships in Kenya. A 3-day workshop designed to stimulate problem solving and collaborative teamwork using human centered design principles was offered in 2 community health units in diverse contexts (rural agrarian and peri-urban flower farm slum), each with about 30 community health volunteers (CHVs) serving a population of approximately 5,000. Each unit formed separate teams representing specific villages; we followed these 9 teams between 18 to 24 months.Results: All 9 volunteer CHV teams delivered on self-directed public health outcomes across the spectrum of social determinants of health over the follow up period, with no funding, only using their own locally available resources. Projects were diverse, including immunization, composting toilets, hygiene, neonatal and reproductive health and public gardening. All 9 teams demonstrated trust building reciprocity cycles with articulation of common goal, self-interest, and gratitude/indebtedness. Conclusion: A process model of trust building, defined by reciprocity cycles, can be stimulated with a short intervention (illustrated here in close-to-community health systems) resulting in trusting relationships that drive agency and co-production of positive outcomes for health systems. In addition, it offers a simpler, more useful framework for trust building and measurement than traditional models of trust in health systems research. Early findings illustrate reciprocity cycles are scalable and adaptable, with potential utility at multiple levels of health systems.

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“…By engaging residents early in the process, community planners and public health practitioners can gain a greater understanding of what the community perceives as benefits of a project and allow for resident input to shape the framing, implementation, and outcomes of that project. Research has shown that community engagement may lead to improvements in program design (e.g., scheduling, format, or cultural and linguistic issues), resource development (e.g., funding or partnerships), and uptake of positive health behaviors (e.g., self-management of chronic conditions, reducing exposure to secondhand smoke) (Allen, Colicchio, & Litchman, 2019;Dadwal et al, 2017;McGowan, Musicant, Williams, & Niehaus, 2015;. Engaging with the community may also show respect, build community trust, improve communication, and enhance transparency in how communities work together to create change (Clinical and Translational Science Awards Consortium, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Engaging with the community may also show respect, build community trust, improve communication, and enhance transparency in how communities work together to create change (Clinical and Translational Science Awards Consortium, 2011). Community engagement that incorporates community involvement, shared leadership, and co-development are needed to address the larger issues that affect population health like the social determinants of health, which include social, environmental, economic, and political conditions that impact health (Allen, Colicchio, & Litchman, 2019;Dadwal et al, 2017).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…CBPR is a collaborative endeavor. As such, it is important to be clear about the purpose, goals, and expectations of all project partners (Dadwal et al, 2017). Furthermore, understanding the community's values, beliefs, history, current context, and social networks may aid the research partnership and its initiatives to have long-term benefits for all.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Engaging Residents in Planning a Community Garden: A Strategy for Enhancing Participation Through Relevant Messaging

Ramos

Trinidad

Bickford

et al. 2019

Collaborations: A Journal of Community-Based Research and Practice

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Understanding residents' perceptions and preferences regarding health promotion and community development strategies is vital. Community gardens, often collaborative community-engaged projects, are designed to be healthy places where neighbors gather; however, they have the potential to be much more. The purpose of the study was to gauge public support for a community garden in South Omaha and prioritize messaging strategies regarding the potential benefits of a garden. To that end, a bilingual online survey that assessed interest in, perceived benefits of, purposes for, and functional attributes to co-locate in a community garden was conducted. Through this process, we learned about the value of developing local data, importance of using an asset-based framework, understanding community perceptions about potential benefits, balancing community research endeavors, and developing partnerships to expand the reach of a project. Developing community research strategies and appropriate messaging in collaboration with community members and partners is critical to the success of community health promotion initiatives.

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How Co-Developed Are Community and Academic Partnerships?

Cited by 15 publications

References 8 publications

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Community–University Health Research Partnerships

Trust is the engine of change: A conceptual model for trust building in health systems

Engaging Residents in Planning a Community Garden: A Strategy for Enhancing Participation Through Relevant Messaging

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