Giachello Aida L, Watson Karriem S, Stuart Moira, Barceló Henrietta, Glenn Joanne, Wang Shan, Navas-Nacher Elena, Nava Magdalena, McKoy June, Riva Erika de, Cooper Jen, Aponte-Soto Lisa, Kanoon Jacqueline, Martinez Erica, Simon Melissa
Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2019;13(5):21-37. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2019.0032.
In 2015, Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative (ChicagoCHEC) was formed to address cancer inequities. The Community Engagement Core (CEC) is one of the key components aimed at establishing meaningful partnerships between the academic institutions and the community. Herein, we describe ChicagoCHEC CEC processes, challenges, opportunities, successes, and preliminary evaluation results.
CEC stresses participatory and empowerment approaches in all aspects of ChicagoCHEC work. Evaluation processes were conducted to assess, report back, and respond to community needs and to evaluate the strength of the partnership.
CEC has facilitated meaningful community integration and involvement in all ChicagoCHEC work. The partnership resulted in annual cancer symposium; more than 50 outreach and education activities, including cancer screening and referrals; the development of health resources; and providing expertise in culturally and health literacy appropriate research targeting minorities. Preliminary partnership evaluation results show that ChicagoCHEC researchers and community partners have developed trust and cohesiveness and value the community benefits resulting from the partnership.
CEC is essential in achieving research objectives following community participatory action research (CPAR) approaches. Some key lessons learned include 1) the need for clear, honest, and open channels of communication not only among the three participating academic institutions, but also among the community partners, 2) transparent operational processes, and 3) mutual trust and understanding regarding the different cultures, structure, foci and processes, expectations at each institution and partnering organization.
2015年，芝加哥癌症健康公平协作组织（ChicagoCHEC）成立，旨在解决癌症方面的不公平问题。社区参与核心（CEC）是关键组成部分之一，旨在在学术机构和社区之间建立有意义的伙伴关系。在此，我们描述ChicagoCHEC CEC的流程、挑战、机遇、成功之处以及初步评估结果。
CEC在ChicagoCHEC工作的各个方面都强调参与式和赋权方法。开展评估流程以评估、反馈并回应社区需求，以及评估伙伴关系的强度。
CEC促进了社区在ChicagoCHEC所有工作中的有意义融合与参与。这种伙伴关系促成了年度癌症研讨会；开展了50多项外展和教育活动，包括癌症筛查和转诊；开发了健康资源；并在针对少数族裔的具有文化和健康素养适宜性的研究方面提供专业知识。伙伴关系的初步评估结果表明，ChicagoCHEC的研究人员和社区伙伴建立了信任和凝聚力，并重视伙伴关系带来的社区益处。
CEC对于遵循社区参与行动研究（CPAR）方法实现研究目标至关重要。吸取的一些关键经验教训包括：1）不仅在三个参与的学术机构之间，而且在社区伙伴之间都需要清晰、诚实和开放的沟通渠道；2）透明的运营流程；3）对各机构和合作组织的不同文化、结构、重点、流程及期望有相互信任和理解。
