Creating Community-Academic Partnerships for Cancer Disparities Research and Health Promotion

Meade, Cathy D.; Menard, Janelle; Luque, John S.; Martinez-Tyson, Dinorah; Gwede, Clement K.

doi:10.1177/1524839909341035

Cited by 77 publications

(68 citation statements)

References 29 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…TBCCN was organized around a CBPR framework to address cancer health disparities within Florida’s Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties (Gwede, Menard, Martinez-Tyson, Lee, Vadaparampil, et al, 2010; Meade, Menard, Luque, Martinez-Tyson, & Gwede, 2011). Rather than focus on a specific racial/ethnic group (e.g., only Hispanics or African Americans), community partners expressed an interest to focus on medically underserved populations given cross-cutting factors (e.g., limited access to cancer screening, low literacy, etc.).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Examples of unique groups served by TBCCN include Hispanic migrant farmworkers and Haitian Creole speaking immigrants. Initially funded by the NCI’s Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, TBCCN was one of 25 nationwide community network programs dedicated to addressing cancer-related health disparities by increasing cancer screenings, providing quality and appropriate cancer education, and developing CBPR projects with the community (Gwede, Menard, Martinez-Tyson, Lee, Vadaparampil, et al, 2010; Meade, Menard, Luque, Martinez-Tyson, & Gwede, 2011). Building on this established and robust network of community partners, TBCCN has sustained its academic-community partnership through a second five-year cycle (2010–2015) as one of 23 NCI-funded Community Network Program Centers (CNPCs).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Participatory evaluation of a community–academic partnership to inform capacity-building and sustainability

Simmons

Klasko

Fleming

et al. 2015

Evaluation and Program Planning

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network (TBCCN) was formed as a partnership comprised of committed community based organizations (grassroots, service, health care organizations) and a National Cancer Institute designated cancer center working together to reduce cancer health disparities. Adhering to principles of community-based participatory research, TBCCN’s primary aims are to develop and sustain outreach, training, and research programs that aim to reach medically underserved, multicultural and multilingual populations within the Tampa Bay tri-county area. Using a participatory evaluation approach, we recently evaluated the partnerships’ priorities for cancer education and outreach; perspectives on the partnerships’ adherence to CBPR principles; and suggestions for sustaining TBCCN and its efforts. The purpose of this paper is to describe implementation and outcomes of this participatory evaluation of a community/academic partnership, and to illustrate the application of evaluation findings for partnership capacity-building and sustainability. Our evaluation provides evidence for partners’ perceived benefits and realized expectations of the partnership and illustrates the value of ongoing and continued partnership assessment to directly inform program activities and build community capacity and sustainability.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Participatory evaluation of a community–academic partnership to inform capacity-building and sustainability

Simmons

Klasko

Fleming

et al. 2015

Evaluation and Program Planning

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…TBCCN aims to reduce cancer health disparities by conducting evidence-based research projects based on community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles, health promotion outreach, and capacity-building and training activities in a tri-county area of Tampa Bay, Florida in the USA (Meade et al 2011). TBCCN is a collaboration of 22 community and academic partners including local community-based health centers, social service agencies, faith-based groups, adult education organizations, as well as a cancer center.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development and validation of the biobanking attitudes and knowledge survey-Spanish (BANKS-SP)

et al. 2016

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Few research studies with non-English-speaking audiences have been conducted to explore community members' views on biospecimen donation and banking, and no validated Spanish-language multi-scale instruments exist to measure community perspectives on biobanking. This study describes the development and psychometric properties of the Biobanking Attitudes aNd Knowledge Survey-Spanish (BANKS-SP). The BANKS was translated into Spanish using the Brislin method of translation. Draft BANKS-SP items were refined through cognitive interviews, and psychometric properties were assessed in a sample of 85 Spanish-speaking individuals recruited at various community events in a three county area in central west Florida, USA. The final BANKS-SP includes three scales: attitudes, knowledge, and selfefficacy; as well as three single items, which evaluated receptivity and intention to donate a biospecimen for research. The final Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the two scales that use a Likert response format indicated adequate internal consistency (attitudes, α = .79; self-efficacy, α = .91). Intention to donate blood and intention to donate urine were positively correlated with attitudes, self-efficacy, and receptivity to learning more about biobanking (all p's < .001). BANKS-SPKnowledge was not statistically significantly correlated with other BANKS-SP scales or single items measuring intention to donate a biospecimen for research and receptivity for learning more about biospecimen research. The BANKS-SP attitudes and self-efficacy scales show evidence of satisfactory reliability and validity. Additional research should be conducted with larger samples to assess the BANKS-SP instrument's reliability and validity. A valid and reliable Spanish-language instrument measuring Spanish-speaking community members' views about biobanking may help researchers evaluate relevant communication interventions to enhance understanding, intention, and actual biospecimen donation among this population.

show abstract

“…These activities are designed to enhance knowledge and skills necessary to conduct CBPR that will ultimately impact cancer health disparities [6]. A critical approach toward achieving this goal is to infuse training activities with community members’ experiences, perspectives, and thoughts on CBPR.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Journal Clubs: An Educational Approach to Advance Understanding Among Community Partners and Academic Researchers About CBPR and Cancer Health Disparities

et al. 2013

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background Journal clubs may enhance the knowledge and skills necessary to engage in community-based participatory research (CBPR) that will ultimately impact cancer health disparities. This article: (1) describes an innovative approach to adapting the traditional journal club format to meet community and academic participants’ needs, (2) presents evaluation data, and (3) explores whether responses differed between academic and community members. Methods Five journal clubs occurred between February 2011 and May 2012 as a training activity of a regional cancer health disparities initiative. Each journal club was jointly planned and facilitated by an academic member in collaboration with a community partner. Attendees were recruited from academic programs across the Moffitt Cancer Center/university and community partners. Responses to a 13-item evaluation of each journal club session were compared to assess whether certain topics were evaluated more favorably, and explore differences between academic and community participants’ assessment of the topic relevance. Results Evaluations were positive (mean ratings >4 out of 5) on most items and overall. No statistically significant differences were observed between academic and community members’ ratings. Key overlapping interests by community partners and academic researchers/trainees for future journal club topics included discussing real-world CBPR examples and methods for involving the community in research. Conclusions Although the initial goal was to use journal clubs as an educational tool to increase CBPR knowledge and skills of junior faculty trainees, results suggest mutual academic-community benefit and interest in learning more about CBPR as a way to reduce cancer health disparities.

show abstract

Creating Community-Academic Partnerships for Cancer Disparities Research and Health Promotion

Cited by 77 publications

References 29 publications

Participatory evaluation of a community–academic partnership to inform capacity-building and sustainability

Participatory evaluation of a community–academic partnership to inform capacity-building and sustainability

Development and validation of the biobanking attitudes and knowledge survey-Spanish (BANKS-SP)

Journal Clubs: An Educational Approach to Advance Understanding Among Community Partners and Academic Researchers About CBPR and Cancer Health Disparities

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About