BEST PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Myrick, Roger; Lemelle, Anthony; Aoki, Bart; Truax, Steve; Lemp, George
- Source
- AIDS Education & Prevention. Aug2005, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p400-404. 5p.
- Subject
- *EVALUATION research (Social action programs)
*SOCIAL work research
*PUBLIC health
*COMMUNITY organization
- Language
- ISSN
- 0899-9546
This articles examines the role of community collaborative research in the development of prevention evaluation research and intervention capacity on a local level through community organizations and/or local health departments in the United States. It summarizes issues and best practices across projects. It also provides linkages with Community Collaborative Research Initiative outputs on a statewide level through infrastructure developed through the partnerships between public health and research systems. Finally, the article presents a number of processes and practices designed to build evaluation capacity.