Table 1:

Study Execution of CBPR Principles, 2015–2016

Community Based Participatory Research Principle	Study Strategy
Recognize Community as a unit of identity	Community leaders, Somali media, community’s medical and religious leaders actively engaged throughout the study. The enhanced social link recruitment strategy allowed metro wide participations beyond the community’s major residential areas.
Facilitates collaborative partnerships in all phases of the research	Shared decision-making strategy community team members throughout the study. Community research partners written into grants and hired at management levels to assist in study administration.
Promotes a co-learning and empowering process that attends to social in-equalities	Collaborative team and community meetings provide opportunities for both researchers and community members to learn from each other. Researchers learning cultural nuances pertaining to the study, while community members learn the procedures and policies of conducting community research.
Involves a cyclical and iterative process	Study team is developing the scientific research skill of the community through mentoring and research skill building of doctorate public health students from the study population. NIH supplement grant to develop community researcher skills. Study employed numerous staff members. The team also aims to sustain established relationships for long term commitments and explore next steps after data is analyzed.
Builds on strength and resources within the community	Community researchers are part of all meeting groups and actively participate in all regular meetings. Major decisions regarding the study are made during these meetings
Disseminates finding and knowledge gained to all partners	Feedback provided orally to ALL study participants to inform them on their bio results and CVD risk factors through a phone call by a well-respected and well known Somali physician from the community who is also part of the research study team.