BACKGROUND Inclusion of community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles within an epidemiological study design is anticipated to promote the effective integration of knowledge derived from research data collection into the strategic planning and collaborative effort of a group focused on improving community-based health outcomes. This article describes how CBPR principles were used throughout survey design, data collection, analyses and results dissemination. METHODS A health needs assessment survey was developed as a partnership between an academic research group from the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), a neighborhood-level health and wellness collaborative, and community residents. Survey development, pilot testing, data collection, results dissemination, and action among the health collaborative members were carried out using CBPR principles. Feedback from participants at each stage was collected to improve the overall process of data use within the collaborative. RESULTS Data from 1,064 adult participants living in the East End of Richmond, Virginia, were collected. The use of CBPR and epidemiological approaches was successful in promoting effective collaborative efforts, as indicated by 1) sustained organization-level partner participation in the development of survey items and donation of participant incentives; 2) positive feedback from resident- and organization-level participants in a preliminary data dissemination event; 3) strong resident participation at community-wide dissemination events; 4) increases in survey-related blog traffic occurring in conjunction with community-wide dissemination events; and 5) the use of process protocols and results within similar collaboratives across the city. CONCLUSIONS Use of CBPR principles with epidemiological methods is a powerful tool for facilitating effective community-level strategic planning within health collaboratives.

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卫生合作机构内收集和传播需求评估数据的参与式小组过程

背景 在流行病学研究设计中包含基于社区的参与式研究 (CBPR) 原则，预计将促进从研究数据收集中获得的知识有效整合到专注于改善基于社区的健康结果的团队的战略规划和协作努力中。本文描述了如何在整个调查设计、数据收集、分析和结果传播中使用 CBPR 原则。方法 健康需求评估调查是作为弗吉尼亚联邦大学 (VCU) 的学术研究小组、社区级健康和保健合作组织以及社区居民之间的合作伙伴关系开发的。调查制定、试点测试、数据收集、结果传播、健康合作成员之间的行动是使用 CBPR 原则进行的。收集每个阶段参与者的反馈，以改进协作中数据使用的整体过程。结果 收集了居住在弗吉尼亚州里士满东区的 1,064 名成年参与者的数据。CBPR 和流行病学方法的使用成功地促进了有效的协作努力，如 1) 持续的组织级合作伙伴参与调查项目的制定和参与者奖励的捐赠；2) 居民和组织级参与者在初步数据传播活动中的积极反馈；3) 居民强烈参与社区范围的传播活动；4) 与社区范围内的传播活动相关的与调查相关的博客流量增加；5) 在整个城市的类似协作中使用过程协议和结果。结论 将 CBPR 原则与流行病学方法结合使用是促进卫生合作机构内有效社区级战略规划的有力工具。