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Project GRACE: a staged approach to development of a community-academic partnership to address HIV in rural African American communities.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20685913     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The HIV epidemic is a health crisis in rural African American communities in the Southeast United States; however, to date little attention has been paid to community-academic collaborations to address HIV in these communities. Interventions that use a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to address individual, social, and physical environmental factors have great potential for improving community health. Project GRACE (Growing, Reaching, Advocating for Change and Empowerment) uses a CBPR approach to develop culturally sensitive, feasible, and sustainable interventions to prevent the spread of HIV in rural African American communities. This article describes a staged approach to community-academic partnership: initial mobilization, establishment of organizational structure, capacity building for action, and planning for action. Strategies for engaging rural community members at each stage are discussed; challenges faced and lessons learned are also described. Careful attention to partnership development has resulted in a collaborative approach that has mutually benefited both the academic and community partners.
Authors:
Giselle Corbie-Smith; Adaora A Adimora; Selena Youmans; Melvin Muhammad; Connie Blumenthal; Arlinda Ellison; Aletha Akers; Barbara Council; Yolanda Thigpen; Mysha Wynn; Stacey W Lloyd
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2010-08-04
Journal Detail:
Title:  Health promotion practice     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1524-8399     ISO Abbreviation:  Health Promot Pract     Publication Date:  2011 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-23     Completed Date:  2011-07-25     Revised Date:  2012-03-08    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100890609     Medline TA:  Health Promot Pract     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  293-302     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina (UNC)-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. gcorbie@med.unc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
African Americans*
Capacity Building / organization & administration
Community-Based Participatory Research / organization & administration
Community-Institutional Relations*
Cultural Competency
HIV Infections / ethnology,  prevention & control*
Health Promotion / organization & administration*
Humans
Rural Population*
Universities / organization & administration*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
P30 AI050410-13/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; P30 AI50410/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; R24 MD001671-07/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS; R24MD001671/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS

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