Martinez Linda S Sprague, Zamore Wig, Finley Alex, Reisner Ellin, Lowe Lydia, Brugge Doug
School of Social Work, Macro Department, Boston University, 264 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Somerville Transportation Equity Partnership, Somerville, MA 02145, USA.
Environments (Basel). 2020 Jun;7(6). doi: 10.3390/environments7060044. Epub 2020 Jun 10.
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) aims to engage those traditionally left out of the research process. Partnering with community stakeholders to design, plan, implement and disseminate research can facilitate translation into practice. Using qualitative research methods, we set out to explore the policy and practice implications of a CBPR partnership focused on reducing exposure to near-roadway pollution. Key Informant interviews ( = 13) were conducted with individuals from various entities (municipal, state and private) for whom partners to the Community Assessment of Freeway Exposure and Health (CAFEH) provided technical assistance between 2013 and 2017. The findings indicate community research partnerships may have the power to inform local planning efforts. Developers and planners who the partnership consulted indicated a greater awareness of the implications of near-roadway exposure. They also described making changes in their practice based on study findings. The CAFEH partnership has demonstrated active attention to translating knowledge can influence local planning and practice, albeit with some challenges.
基于社区的参与式研究（CBPR）旨在让那些传统上被排除在研究过程之外的人参与进来。与社区利益相关者合作设计、规划、实施和传播研究可以促进研究成果转化为实践。我们采用定性研究方法，旨在探讨一个专注于减少近道路污染暴露的CBPR伙伴关系的政策和实践意义。对来自不同实体（市、州和私营）的个人进行了关键 informant 访谈（n = 13），2013年至2017年期间，社区高速公路暴露与健康评估（CAFEH）的合作伙伴为这些人提供了技术援助。研究结果表明，社区研究伙伴关系可能有能力为地方规划工作提供信息。该伙伴关系咨询的开发商和规划师表示，他们对近道路暴露的影响有了更高的认识。他们还描述了根据研究结果在实践中做出的改变。CAFEH伙伴关系已表明积极关注知识转化，这可以影响地方规划和实践，尽管存在一些挑战。
