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. 2000 Mar-Jun;115(2-3):243–248. doi: 10.1093/phr/115.2.243

Improving collaboration between researchers and communities.

A Koné 1, M Sullivan 1, K D Senturia 1, N J Chrisman 1, S J Ciske 1, J W Krieger 1
PMCID: PMC1308719  PMID: 10968762

Abstract

Active collaboration between communities and researchers is critical to developing appropriate public health research strategies that address community concerns. To capture the perspectives of inner-city Seattle communities about issues in community-researcher partnerships, Seattle Partners for Healthy Communities conducted interviews with community members from the ethnically diverse neighborhoods of Central and Southeast Seattle. The results suggest that effective community-researcher collaborations require a paradigm shift from traditional practices to an approach that involves: acknowledging community contributions, recruiting and training minority people to participate in research teams, improving communication, sharing power, and valuing respect and diversity.

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