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Summary of Curriculum Units, Learning Objectives, Exercise Topics, and Examples

Curriculum Unit	Learning Objectives	Exercise Topics	Selected Examples
1: CBPR—Getting Grounded	Identify principles of CBPR	Ethical issues in CBPR	Redwood–Jones Photovoice Project
	Describe differences between CBPR and traditional research
	Identify ethical considerations
2: Developing a CBPR Partnership—Getting Started	Identify and select partners	Identifying and selecting new partners	Detroit Community–Academic Urban Research Center
	Set priorities	Choosing priorities
3: Developing a CBPR Partnership—Creating a Shared Vision	Create a shared vision	Creating a “shared vision”	Seattle Partners for Healthy Communities
	Establish organizational structure	Applying CBPR principles
	Establish mission statement and bylaws	Developing operating norms
	Identify applicable policies and procedures
4: Trust and Communication in a CBPR Partnership	Articulate the importance of trust	Understanding why people get involved	The Harlem Community and Academic Partnership
	Establish and maintain trust	Understanding assumptions
	Make decisions and communicate	Understanding what hinders trust in partnerships
	Resolve conflicts	Overcoming obstacles
	Motivate, recognize, and celebrate partners	Transparency and communication
		“The real world”
5: Show Me the Money—Securing and Distributing Funds	Identify funding sources for CBPR	Assembling the research team
	Respond to proposal requests	A partnership’s “household” finances
	Develop proposals	Assessing your current funding
	Secure long-term funding
6: Disseminating the Results of CBPR	Disseminate results		The North Carolina Public Health Initiative Authorship Guidelines
	Create policies and procedures
7: Unpacking Sustainability in CBPR Partnerships	Identify strategies for sustainability	Understanding what sustainability means	Prevention Research Center Michigan
	Conduct participatory, formative evaluation	Factors for sustaining partnerships
	Identify barriers to sustainability	Determining continuing efforts
	Identify efforts to continue	Reaction and prioritization scenario
	Deal with change	Temporary funding scenario
		Loss of funding scenario

Note. CBPR = community-based participatory research.