TABLE 2.

Training Sessions and Objectives

Session Topic	Curriculum Objectives
History and definitions of community-	• Understand the origins and history of CBPR
based participatory research (CBPR)	• Understand the guiding principles of CBPR
Partnership Readiness I	• Describe the basics of partnership readiness and capacity
	• Are We Ready? Toolkit Part I
Partnership Readiness II	• Are We Ready? Toolkit Part II
CBPR panel	• Panel of CBPR teams for effective CBPR strategies, authentic
	partnership, and lessons learned
Community assessment and problem	• Describe components of community assessment
identification	• Understand community asset mapping
	• Identify tools and methods for community assessment
	• Highlight selected methods in detail based on group projects
Data collection and analysis	• Understand and differentiate between methods for data collection and
	measurement
	• Identify methods for data analysis
Evaluation Part I	• Provide overview of process evaluation
	• Describe methods for process evaluation
Evaluation Part II	• Provide overview of outcome/impact evaluation
	• Describe methods for outcome/impact evaluation
Academic–community partnerships	• Varied CBPR teams presentation
panel
Dissemination and communication	• Identify key stakeholders for project dissemination
	• Identify various modes of dissemination
	• Identify policy considerations for CBPR projects
Sustainability for CBPR partnerships	• Understand and assess the effectiveness of the CBPR partnership
and projects	• Guidelines for assessing partnership research
Final session	• Group presentations