title: Engaging and sustaining adolescents in community-based participatory research: structuring a youth-friendly community-based participatory research environment.
abstract: Community-Based Participatory Research partnerships typically do not include adolescents as full community partners. However, partnering with adolescents can enhance the success and sustainability of adolescent health interventions. We partnered with adolescents to address health disparities in a low-income urban community. In partnering with youth, it is important to consider their developmental stage and needs to better engage and sustain their involvement. We also learned the value of a Youth Development framework and intentionally structuring a youth-friendly Community-Based Participatory Research environment. Finally, we will raise some ethical responsibilities to consider when working with youth partners.
authors.affiliation: Office of Medical Education, Office of Medical Student Research (Ms LoIacono Merves), and Department of Pediatrics, Preventive Intervention Research Center (Mss LoIacono Merves and Sclafane and Drs Rodgers, Silver, Bauman), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: Marni
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: LoIacono Merves
authors.forename: Caryn R R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Rodgers
authors.forename: Ellen Johnson
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.forename: Jamie Heather
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Sclafane
authors.forename: Laurie J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Bauman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001741:Black or African American; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City; D010358:Patient Participation; D011203:Poverty; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation