Source: Sadaf Shallwani and Shama Mohammed, 2007
Type: PDF Document
Level: Intermediate
Description: This is a training manual that consists of modules and handouts on Community Based Participatory Research concepts and methodologies, grounded in a real life example.
Source: Institute for Community Health and Cambridge Health Alliance
Type: Worksheet
Level: Intermediate
Description: This is an example of a worksheet/partner agreement form that clarifies key areas that should be addressed prior to collaborative engagement.
Source: University of Washington’s Institute for Translational Health Sciences Clinical and Translational Sciences Award (CTSA) UL1 RR025014.
Type: Online Modules
Level: Basic
Description: A toolkit for health research in partnership with practices and communities that is active and growing. ”Whether you are just getting started, or have been active in research for awhile, we have tools and guidance for all aspects of a research project, so that you don’t have to start from scratch. This web site is organized by phase of research, and all of the resources here have been vetted and curated by our team.”
4. Conducting and Managing Projects
Source: Community Health Innovation and Research Program, Harvard Catalyst, The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center
Type: Online Modules
Level: Intermediate
Description: Community health centers that serve our most vulnerable populations play an important role in improving the health of communities. The potential for their role in the research enterprise and in translating evidence into practice is enormous. But, they often lack the infrastructure, resources, and time necessary to effectively lead or collaborate in research. This toolkit is designed to provide clinical and administrative staff at Community Health Centers with the elements involved in building a primary care research infrastructure. Organized into eight stand-alone modules, health center clinicians and staff will find information on the following:
The toolkit is a product of the Safety Net Infrastructure Initiative, a program of the Community Health Innovation and Research Program, Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center.
Source: Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy, 2004 (January), 1(1): 1-5.
Type: PDF
Level: Intermediate
Description: An essay by S. Leonard Syme, Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology of the University of California, Berkeley, which discusses the importance and challenges of community partner involvement.
Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry
Type: Article
Level: Intermediate
Description: This paper by B. Borrelli PhD introduces the concept of treatment fidelity in health behavior change trials conducted in public health contexts. It outlines the National Institutes of Health’s Behavioral Change Consortium framework for assessing and monitoring treatment fidelity across five domains: Study Design, Training, Delivery, Receipt, and Enactment. Specific guidelines on how to integrate treatment fidelity measures into study design and implementation are discussed.
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