Community-University Partnership Characteristics for Translation: Evidence From CDC's Prevention Research Centers
Background: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program supports community engagement and partnerships to translate health evidence into practice. Translation is dependent on the quality of partnerships. However, questions remain about the necessar...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-03-01
|
| Series: | Frontiers in Public Health |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00079/full |
| _version_ | 1818503612365537280 |
|---|---|
| author | Belinda-Rose Young Belinda-Rose Young Kimberly D. Leeks Connie L. Bish Paul Mihas Rose A. Marcelin Rose A. Marcelin Jennifer Kline Jennifer Kline Brigette F. Ulin |
| author_facet | Belinda-Rose Young Belinda-Rose Young Kimberly D. Leeks Connie L. Bish Paul Mihas Rose A. Marcelin Rose A. Marcelin Jennifer Kline Jennifer Kline Brigette F. Ulin |
| author_sort | Belinda-Rose Young |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Background: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program supports community engagement and partnerships to translate health evidence into practice. Translation is dependent on the quality of partnerships. However, questions remain about the necessary characteristics to develop and maintain translation partnerships.Aim: To identify the characteristics that influence community-university partnerships and examine alignment with the Knowledge to Action (K2A) Framework.Methods: Final Progress Reports (N = 37) from PRCs funded from September 2009 to September 2014 were reviewed in 2016–2017 to determine eligibility. Eligible PRCs included those that translated an innovation following the applied research phase (2009–2014) of the PRC award (n = 12). The PRCs and the adopters (i.e., community organizations) were recruited and participated in qualitative interviews in 2017.Results: Ten PRCs (83.3% response rate) and four adopters participated. Twelve codes (i.e., elements) were found that impacted partnerships along the translation continuum (e.g., adequate communication, technical assistance). Each element aligned with the K2A Framework at multiple steps within the translation phase. The intersection between the element and step in the translation phase is termed a “characteristic.” Using interview data, fifty-two unique partnership characteristics for translation were found.Discussion and Conclusion: The results suggest multiple characteristics that impact translation partnerships. The inclusion of these partnership characteristics in policies and practices that seek to move practice-based or research-based evidence into widespread use may impact the receptivity by partners and evidence uptake by communities. Using the K2A Framework to assess translation partnerships was helpful and could be considered in process evaluations to inform translation partnership improvement. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-10T21:26:16Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-cfd7f1c5738a4dd7b3d51d048d77c73c |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2296-2565 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-10T21:26:16Z |
| publishDate | 2020-03-01 |
| publisher | Frontiers Media S.A. |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Frontiers in Public Health |
| spelling | doaj.art-cfd7f1c5738a4dd7b3d51d048d77c73c2022-12-22T01:32:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652020-03-01810.3389/fpubh.2020.00079516067Community-University Partnership Characteristics for Translation: Evidence From CDC's Prevention Research CentersBelinda-Rose Young0Belinda-Rose Young1Kimberly D. Leeks2Connie L. Bish3Paul Mihas4Rose A. Marcelin5Rose A. Marcelin6Jennifer Kline7Jennifer Kline8Brigette F. Ulin9Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN, United StatesDepartment of Health Behavior, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United StatesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United StatesHoward W. Odum Institute for Research in Social Science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesAssociation of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Washington, DC, United StatesAveshka, Vienna, VA, United StatesOak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN, United StatesTennessee Department of Health, Nashville, TN, United StatesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United StatesBackground: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program supports community engagement and partnerships to translate health evidence into practice. Translation is dependent on the quality of partnerships. However, questions remain about the necessary characteristics to develop and maintain translation partnerships.Aim: To identify the characteristics that influence community-university partnerships and examine alignment with the Knowledge to Action (K2A) Framework.Methods: Final Progress Reports (N = 37) from PRCs funded from September 2009 to September 2014 were reviewed in 2016–2017 to determine eligibility. Eligible PRCs included those that translated an innovation following the applied research phase (2009–2014) of the PRC award (n = 12). The PRCs and the adopters (i.e., community organizations) were recruited and participated in qualitative interviews in 2017.Results: Ten PRCs (83.3% response rate) and four adopters participated. Twelve codes (i.e., elements) were found that impacted partnerships along the translation continuum (e.g., adequate communication, technical assistance). Each element aligned with the K2A Framework at multiple steps within the translation phase. The intersection between the element and step in the translation phase is termed a “characteristic.” Using interview data, fifty-two unique partnership characteristics for translation were found.Discussion and Conclusion: The results suggest multiple characteristics that impact translation partnerships. The inclusion of these partnership characteristics in policies and practices that seek to move practice-based or research-based evidence into widespread use may impact the receptivity by partners and evidence uptake by communities. Using the K2A Framework to assess translation partnerships was helpful and could be considered in process evaluations to inform translation partnership improvement.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00079/fulltranslationpartnershipscommunity engagementtrustknowledge to actionpartnership development |
| spellingShingle | Belinda-Rose Young Belinda-Rose Young Kimberly D. Leeks Connie L. Bish Paul Mihas Rose A. Marcelin Rose A. Marcelin Jennifer Kline Jennifer Kline Brigette F. Ulin Community-University Partnership Characteristics for Translation: Evidence From CDC's Prevention Research Centers Frontiers in Public Health translation partnerships community engagement trust knowledge to action partnership development |
| title | Community-University Partnership Characteristics for Translation: Evidence From CDC's Prevention Research Centers |
| title_full | Community-University Partnership Characteristics for Translation: Evidence From CDC's Prevention Research Centers |
| title_fullStr | Community-University Partnership Characteristics for Translation: Evidence From CDC's Prevention Research Centers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community-University Partnership Characteristics for Translation: Evidence From CDC's Prevention Research Centers |
| title_short | Community-University Partnership Characteristics for Translation: Evidence From CDC's Prevention Research Centers |
| title_sort | community university partnership characteristics for translation evidence from cdc s prevention research centers |
| topic | translation partnerships community engagement trust knowledge to action partnership development |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00079/full |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT belindaroseyoung communityuniversitypartnershipcharacteristicsfortranslationevidencefromcdcspreventionresearchcenters AT belindaroseyoung communityuniversitypartnershipcharacteristicsfortranslationevidencefromcdcspreventionresearchcenters AT kimberlydleeks communityuniversitypartnershipcharacteristicsfortranslationevidencefromcdcspreventionresearchcenters AT connielbish communityuniversitypartnershipcharacteristicsfortranslationevidencefromcdcspreventionresearchcenters AT paulmihas communityuniversitypartnershipcharacteristicsfortranslationevidencefromcdcspreventionresearchcenters AT roseamarcelin communityuniversitypartnershipcharacteristicsfortranslationevidencefromcdcspreventionresearchcenters AT roseamarcelin communityuniversitypartnershipcharacteristicsfortranslationevidencefromcdcspreventionresearchcenters AT jenniferkline communityuniversitypartnershipcharacteristicsfortranslationevidencefromcdcspreventionresearchcenters AT jenniferkline communityuniversitypartnershipcharacteristicsfortranslationevidencefromcdcspreventionresearchcenters AT brigettefulin communityuniversitypartnershipcharacteristicsfortranslationevidencefromcdcspreventionresearchcenters |