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Building Health and Resilience Research Capacity in the U.S. Gulf Coast: Elevating Partnerships: Proceedings of a Workshop - in Brief
Building Health and Resilience Research Capacity in the U.S. Gulf Coast: Elevating Partnerships: Proceedings of a Workshop - in Brief
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centered around topics related to applied research oppor The workshop planning committee co-chairs welcomed tunities for climate change effects on human health, participants with introductory remarks. Shamarial Robinforming and improving public health data systems, and erson, President at DSR Public Health Foundation, Inc., enhancing community resilience to climate and environ opened the workshop by highlighting the environmental, mental stressors.
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She emphasized the need not only to build explained, is essential for fostering collaboration, research capacity at HBCUs and MSIs, but also to recog- enhancing our understanding of community needs, and nize their critical role in fostering collaboration, devel- promoting meaningful policy change. Unlike traditional oping solutions, and training future researchers and research, CBPR actively involves communities in shaping leaders.
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stitutional partnership workforce development model. Sustaining HBCU-Led Initiatives for Lasting Impact and The program requires a research-intensive institution to Transformative Change collaborate with one to three MSIs to train postdoctoral Robert Bullard, Professor and Founder and Director of researchers while fostering sustainable partnerships that the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice build research capacity at primarily undergraduate insti- at Texas Southern University, highlighted the strength tutions (PUIs)
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Any institution can apply to topics: strategies for creating sustainable partnerships establish an IRACDA program, but Oyajobi noted that between researchers at academic institutions and leaders securing funding is crucial for sustainability. of community-based organizations (see Table 1)
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Sharing Encourage cross-institutional and cross-community dialogue to share best practices. TABLE 2 Suggested Steps, Engagement Methods, and Resources for Sustainable Partnerships CONSIDERATION APPROACH Understand Organizational & Identify available resources, funding, and personnel support before launching partnerships.
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By exploring models of balanced, mutually research initiative launched in 1998 to examine the beneficial relationships, panelists identified strategies disproportionate impact of cardiovascular diseases on for fostering meaningful, long-term connections that African Americans and reduce health disparities through advance research, improve health outcomes, and enhance effective communication and outreach promoting carcommunity resilience. This panel was moderated by diovascular health.
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Community Colleges With more than 100 clinical affiliation agreements, 30 Joan Hendrix, Associate Vice President for Nursing and community partnerships, and multiple national accredHealth Professions at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community itations, MGCCC has improved student retention and College (MGCCC) , discussed strategies for building exter maintained nursing licensure pass rates of 97 percent or nal partnerships to strengthen workforce development, higher for the past three years.
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Such partnerships, he explained, Confronting Environmental and Health Challenges in Port Arthur, Texas allow institutions to develop complementary capabilities Hilton Kelley, Founder and Director of the Community and contribute proactively to larger research initiatives. In-Power and Development Association (CIDA)
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With its aim being to frequently impact the region, prolonged power outages inform policies and interventions that promote health are a major cause of disaster-related deaths in Louisiana equity, The Community-Driven Geospatial Approach to and the broader Gulf Coast. After Hurricane Ida in 2021 Improving Public Health Data Systems project examines left the city without power for over two weeks, comhow spatial social determinants of health contribute to munity groups -- particularly churches led by Together disparities.
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Creating a Community Data Repository: A key focus is opment -- joined by Faye Grimsley, Professor at Xavier building an accessible, comprehensive public health University, and Billie Castle, Assistant Professor at data system designed to monitor health disparities Xavier University -- discussed the Bridging Resources and environmental changes. To track health trends, for Improving Determinants and Green Environmen- the project aims to establish a community-informed tal Equity project.
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TABLE 3 Suggestions for Best Practices of Academic-Community Partnerships BEST PRACTICE DESCRIPTION Data Management Safe Data Management Ensure the safe storage, usage, and analysis of patient data. & Security Electronic Health Records Electronic health records require continuous reassessment for storage and maintenance.
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Evaluation Set Expectations in Agreements Contracts outline potential challenges and establish expectations. Timelines and Key Outcomes Establish clear timelines and evaluate key outcomes to ensure accountability.
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CLOSING SPEAKER: STRENGTHENING HBCU AND MSI "If we're not thinking globally about how these comPARTNERSHIPS: BUILDING TRUST, RESILIENCE, AND IMPACT munity partnerships and relationships work," BlackDaniel Blackman, Founder of Renaissance94 and former man stated, "then we're fundamentally going to get left Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administra behind in so many areas." He stressed the importance tor, Region 4, highlighted the intersection of academia of community development and resilience, noting that and government, emphasizing the strong presence of MSI HBCUs and MSIs fuel the workforce in critical sectors. and HBCU graduates in leadership roles.
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Network; Briana H Salas, Our Lady of the Lake University; Paul Tchounwou, Morgan State University REVIEWERS To ensure that it meets institutional standards for quality and objectivity, this Proceedings of a Workshop -- in Brief was reviewed by Billie Castle, Xavier University; Naira Ibrahim, Jackson State University; Alexis Myers, National Renewable Energy Lab; and Shamarial Roberson, DSR Public Health Foundation.
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