title: A community research partnership to improve the diet of African Americans.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a community research partnership in which a national parent education organization collaborated with academic institutions to develop a dietary change program for underserved African American parents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative methods were used to characterize issues that impacted partnership operations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data are reported on partnership activities including program development and implementation with African American parents. Lessons learned and strategies for improving the partnership are presented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ongoing assessment and evaluation of how a partnership operates, especially in the context of multiple sites, are important to sustaining successful functioning.
authors: Department of Community Health, Saint Louis University School of Public Health, MO 63108, USA. joshud@slu.edu
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Haire-Joshu
authors: R C
authors: RC
authors: Brownson
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Schechtman
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Nanney
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Houston
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Auslander
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education*; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D018752:Diet, Fat-Restricted; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008019:Life Style; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States