A community partnered-participatory research approach to reduce cancer disparities in South Los Angeles.
BACKGROUND
Community-academic partnerships may offer opportunities to improve population health in communities that suffer from cancer-related health disparities.


OBJECTIVE
This project describes a community partnered effort to promote cancer research and reduce local cancer-related disparities.


METHODS
We used a community-partnered participatory research (CPPR) model and modified Delphi method approach to bring together community and academic stakeholders from South Los Angeles around reducing cancer disparities.


RESULTS
The 36-member Community-Academic Council consisted of cancer survivors, academics, and representatives of local community-based organizations and churches. Forty-nine unique cancer-related community priorities were collaboratively used to develop shared products. Early CPPR products included convening of a community conference, a collaboratively developed survey instrument, and new partnerships resulting in externally funded projects.


CONCLUSIONS
Our approach demonstrates the feasibility of the use of a replicable model of community and academic engagement that has resulted in products developed through collaborative efforts.
Roberto
R
Vargas
Annette E
AE
Maxwell
Aziza
A
Lucas-Wright
Moshen
M
Bazargan
Carolyn
C
Barlett
Felica
F
Jones
Anthony
A
Brown
Nell
N
Forge
James
J
Smith
Jay
J
Vadgamma
Loretta
L
Jones
D001741:Black or African American; D035843:Biomedical Research; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000379:methods*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003697:Delphi Technique; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D016730:Program Development; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D014495:Universities; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*