Partners in Research Workshop 2010

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Communities and researchers working together to improve health through community-based participatory research (CBPR)

June 3 - 4, 2010

University Center Rochester

What is community-based participatory research (CBPR)?

CBPR is a partnership approach to research that equitably involves all partners in the research process and recognizes the unique strengths that each brings. The aim of CBPR is to combine knowledge with action, and achieve social change to improve health outcomes and eliminate health disparities.

What are the workshop goals?

The workshop is intended to enhance general understanding of CBPR, identify and address the challenges and opportunities of the CBPR approach, and provide opportunities for collaboration and partnership between communities and researchers to address community-identified issues.

Program in brief

Speakers include:

Aneel Advani, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Director for Informatics, Indian Health Service; and Instructor in Pediatrics, Children's Hopsital Boston, Harvard Medical School
Susan Gust, President, Partners Three Consulting Company; and Board Chair-Elect, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
Cathy Jordan, Ph.D., Executive Director, Children, Youth and Family Consortium, University of Minnesota
Richard Krueger, Ph.D., Senior Fellow and Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota
Irma McClaurin, Ph.D., Associate Vice President, System Academic Administration, University of Minnesota
Ann-Gel Palermo, Chair, Harlem Community and Academic Partnership; and Council of Public Representatives, National Institutes of Health

Keynote presentations will address a number of topics, including the importance of engaging the community, key elements of a successful community-academic partnership, developing equitable partnerships, and why it matters.

Breakout sessions and panel discussions will allow attendees to interact with experts and each other, to explore questions such as:

What does the researcher need to know about the community?
What does it take to engage the community?
What can community and academic partners expect from a CBPR partnership?

Continental breakfast and snacks will be served both days of the workshop. There will also be lunch and a reception the first day.

Who should attend?

Community organization representatives, students, educators, researchers and interested community members will benefit from this opportunity to interact and explore the benefits of implementing a CBPR approach to disease prevention and health promotion.