%0 Journal Article
%J Prog Community Health Partnersh
%D 2012
%T Evaluating community-based participatory research to improve community-partnered science and community health.
%A Sarah  Hicks
%A Bonnie  Duran
%A Nina  Wallerstein
%A Magdalena  Avila
%A Lorenda  Belone
%A Julie  Lucero
%A Maya  Magarati
%A Elana  Mainer
%A Diane  Martin
%A Michael  Muhammad
%A John  Oetzel
%A Cynthia  Pearson
%A Puneet  Sahota
%A Vanessa  Simonds
%A Andrew  Sussman
%A Greg  Tafoya
%A Emily White Hat
%X <p><strong>BACKGROUND: </strong>Since 2007, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Policy Research Center (PRC) has partnered with the Universities of New Mexico and Washington to study the science of community-based participatory research (CBPR). Our goal is to identify facilitators and barriers to effective community-academic partnerships in American Indian and other communities, which face health disparities.</p><p><strong>OBJECTIVES: </strong>We have described herein the scientific design of our National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study (2009-2013) and lessons learned by having a strong community partner leading the research efforts.</p><p><strong>METHODS: </strong>The research team is implementing a mixed-methods study involving a survey of principal investigators (PIs) and partners across the nation and in-depth case studies of CBPR projects.</p><p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>We present preliminary findings on methods and measures for community-engaged research and eight lessons learned thus far regarding partnership evaluation, advisory councils, historical trust, research capacity development of community partner, advocacy, honoring each other, messaging, and funding.</p><p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>Study methodologies and lessons learned can help community-academic research partnerships translate research in communities.</p>
%B Prog Community Health Partnersh
%V 6
%P 289-99
%8 Fall
%G eng
%N 3
%R 10.1353/cpr.2012.0049