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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2012 Spring;6(1):43–52. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2012.0010

Table 1.

Key Organizational Groups and Networks Included in the Needs and Resource Assessment Survey Sample

Organization Description
National Advisory Committee on Research Development (NAC) A national committee composed of members representing community service organizations, advocacy organizations, and research institutions representing AA and NHPI communities
Health Through Action (HTA) Grantees of APIAHF Health Through Action is a community investment initiative between the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and APIAHF to eliminate health inequities in AA and NHPI communities.
Pilot Grantees and Pilot Grant Applicants of the NYU B Free CEED A national resource and expert center committed to eliminating hepatitis B disparities in Asian and Pacific Islander communities. B Free CEED provides pilot grants to build community capacity to engage in research and outreach to address hepatitis B-related health disparities.
Grantees and Community Partners of the Bronx Health REACH A coalition formed to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes in diabetes and heart disease in African American and Latino communities in the southwest Bronx
Kellogg Community Health Scholars Program (KHSP) A network of current and past post-doctoral fellows engaged in CBPR projects sponsored by KHSP, their program academic mentors, and community-based mentors.
Community Partners of the Community Engagement Core of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) A coalition of community leaders and CBO representatives who serve on the Community Research Advisory Council to advise the ICTR.
Coalition members of the Brooklyn Perinatal Network A network aimed at addressing the high rate of infant mortality in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn and ensuring better maternal child health outcomes
Community Partners of the Mount Sinai Community IMPACT Diabetes Center A multi-level, community-focused center aimed at improving diabetes-related health outcomes in primarily East Harlem and other communities predominantly populated with African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos
Community Advisory Board (CAB) members of the Community Engagement and Population Health Research (CEPHR) Core of the NYU-HHC Clinical and Translational Science Institute The CAB provides direction and guidance to CEPHR program activities. The CAB includes representation from a diverse cross-section of New York City’s racial and ethnic communities and integrates different perspectives from government, healthcare, social services, and community leaders
National Community Committee (NCC) of the Health Promotion and Prevention Research Center (PRC) The National Community Committee (NCC) is one of seven committees that help guide the PRC Program. The committee represents the people in communities that work with PRCs to do CBPR in chronic disease prevention and control