Table 1.

Application of health and racial equity principles in the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network

Principle	Study Delivery
Engage in power-sharing and capacity building with partners	Discussions with community organizations and grassroots leaders in application development around existing programs, gaps, and community engagement
Address community priorities through community engagement and co-creation of research	In application development, identification of how the proposal could support partners in achieving their health equity objectives, and ongoing input on navigation approach through the community advisory board
Explore and address the systems and structural root causes of cancer disparities	Formative work in first six months of project including interviews to better understand multi-stakeholder perspectives on systems and structural causes of disparities in CRC screening
Build a system of accountability between research and community partners	Commitment to existing partners (e.g. Federally Qualified Health Centers) to utilize health system resources to navigate patients who need follow up care in the healthcare system and to optimize data sharing
Establish transparent relationships with community partners	We have formal contracts with our community partners documenting responsibilities, expectations, and benefits to participation, we will promote community partner engagement in dissemination
Prioritize the sustainability of research benefits for community partners	Engaging health system leadership and National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) to focus on sustainability including capacity for navigation referrals from community partners and will work closely with our community advisory board on how to benefit community partners
Center racial equity in cancer prevention and control research	Study designed to include Black and Hispanic/Latino individuals, historically marginalized populations that have worse screening rates and/or CRC outcomes than their white counterparts
Engage in equitable data collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination practices	NCQA will help guide the analytic plan, synthesis, and dissemination of results; team will conduct reflexive participant collaboration to interpret results with advisory board
Integrate knowledge translation, implementation, and dissemination into research plan	Distribute results through traditional channels such as conferences and peer review publications, as well as through community events and direct to patients; we will send ongoing project updates out to stakeholders; we will present to the Health Equity Leaders Coordinating Council which includes executive sponsors and champions for health equity within the healthcare system