title: Participatory evaluation of a community-academic partnership to inform capacity-building and sustainability.
abstract: The Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network (TBCCN) was formed as a partnership comprised of committed community based organizations (grassroots, service, health care organizations) and a National Cancer Institute designated cancer center working together to reduce cancer health disparities. Adhering to principles of community-based participatory research, TBCCN's primary aims are to develop and sustain outreach, training, and research programs that aim to reach medically underserved, multicultural and multilingual populations within the Tampa Bay tri-county area. Using a participatory evaluation approach, we recently evaluated the partnerships' priorities for cancer education and outreach; perspectives on the partnerships' adherence to CBPR principles; and suggestions for sustaining TBCCN and its efforts. The purpose of this paper is to describe implementation and outcomes of this participatory evaluation of a community/academic partnership, and to illustrate the application of evaluation findings for partnership capacity-building and sustainability. Our evaluation provides evidence for partners' perceived benefits and realized expectations of the partnership and illustrates the value of ongoing and continued partnership assessment to directly inform program activities and build community capacity and sustainability.
authors: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. Electronic address: Vani.Simmons@moffitt.org.
authors: Vani Nath
authors: VN
authors: Simmons
authors: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. Electronic address: Lynne.Klasko@moffitt.org.
authors: Lynne B
authors: LB
authors: Klasko
authors: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. Electronic address: Khaliah.Fleming@moffitt.org.
authors: Khaliah
authors: K
authors: Fleming
authors: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. Electronic address: alexis.koskan@gmail.com.
authors: Alexis M
authors: AM
authors: Koskan
authors: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. Electronic address: niaj@mail.usf.edu.
authors: Nia T
authors: NT
authors: Jackson
authors: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. Electronic address: ThomasSH@hillsboroughcounty.org.
authors: Shalewa
authors: S
authors: Noel-Thomas
authors: Jiann-Pin Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, PO Box 8015, Statesboro, GA 30460, USA. Electronic address: jluque@georgiasouthern.edu.
authors: John S
authors: JS
authors: Luque
authors: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. Electronic address: Susan.Vadaparampil@moffitt.org.
authors: Susan T
authors: ST
authors: Vadaparampil
authors: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. Electronic address: Ji-Hyun.Lee@moffitt.org.
authors: Ji-Hyun
authors: JH
authors: Lee
authors: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. Electronic address: Gwen.Quinn@moffitt.org.
authors: Gwendolyn P
authors: GP
authors: Quinn
authors: James B. Sanderlin Family Center, 2335 22nd Avenue S., Saint Petersburg, FL 33712, USA. Electronic address: lcbritt38@yahoo.com.
authors: Lounell
authors: L
authors: Britt
authors: Saint Leo University, 33701 State Road 52, Saint Leo, FL 33574, USA. Electronic address: Rhondda.Waddell@saintleo.edu.
authors: Rhondda
authors: R
authors: Waddell
authors: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. Electronic address: Cathy.Meade@moffitt.org.
authors: Cathy D
authors: CD
authors: Meade
authors: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. Electronic address: Clement.Gwede@moffitt.org.
authors: Clement K
authors: CK
authors: Gwede
mesh_terms: D057191:Capacity Building / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D054521:Cultural Competency; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D054525:Minority Health / Q000592:standards; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D014495:Universities
keywords: Community assessment; Community networks program; Community–academic partnerships; Health disparities; Participatory evaluation