The Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (Detroit URC) recently hosted 12 community-academic teams from across the U.S. to participate in the one-week intensive component of the Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Partnership Academy. Now in its third year, this year-long program is designed to enhance participants’ knowledge and skills in CBPR, so they may apply this collaborative research approach to address racial and ethnic inequities in health in their communities.

Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the CBPR Partnership Academy includes:

• a week-long intensive course, taught by both University of Michigan academic researchers and Detroit community partners;
• one year of structured learning activities and mentorship; and
• access to ongoing networking opportunities. 

The CBPR Partnership Academy course was awesome," said Academy participant Anamaria Bejarano, of The Health Trust in San Jose, California. "It really transformed how I view my work and my organization." 

Throughout the year, the newly formed partnerships will work together to develop and implement a joint CBPR research project focused on improving the health and well-being of the communities involved.

Those selected through an extensive competitive review process hail from nine states, including California, Connecticut, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington. The teams are addressing a wide range of health equity and quality-of-life issues involving diverse populations, such as improving the well-being of older adults in rural communities, pursuing poverty solutions in one of the most racially and linguistically diverse cities in the U.S, and collaborating on interventions to prevent alcohol and drug abuse among women.

These community-academic teams participated in their week-long program in Ann Arbor, Michigan from July 16 to July 21, 2017. Please visit the CBPR Partnership Academy webpage to learn more about the Academy, and click here for team profiles.

The Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (Detroit URC) has selected 12 community-academic teams from across the U.S. to participate in the Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Partnership Academy. Now in its third year, this year-long program is designed to enhance participants’ knowledge and skills in CBPR, so they may apply this collaborative research approach to address racial and ethnic inequities in health in their communities.

Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the CBPR Partnership Academy includes:

• a week-long intensive course, taught by both University of Michigan academic researchers and Detroit community partners;
• one year of structured learning activities and mentorship; and
• access to ongoing networking opportunities.

Throughout the year, the newly formed partnerships will work together to develop and implement a joint CBPR research project focused on improving the health and well-being of the communities involved.

Those selected through an extensive competitive review process hail from nine states, including California, Connecticut, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington. The teams are addressing a wide range of health equity and quality-of-life issues involving diverse populations, such as improving the well-being of older adults in rural communities, pursuing poverty solutions in one of the most racially and linguistically diverse cities in the U.S, and collaborating on interventions to prevent alcohol and drug abuse among women.

These community-academic teams will begin their week-long program in Ann Arbor, Michigan on July 16, 2017. Please visit the CBPR Partnership Academy webpage to learn more about the Academy, and click here for team profiles.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Detroit URC’s 5th Annual Networking Social in Detroit on May 10, 2017. We were delighted to hear that many attendees met people with similar research interests, and that the gathering helped to spark productive conversations about potential collaborations. Please enjoy browsing this photo gallery from the event. 

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 30, 2017 at 5 p.m. 

Attention to all community-based organizations and health and human service agencies working in Detroit!

If you or a colleague are interested in expanding or enhancing your capacity in Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) to help promote health equity in the Motor City, then we invite you to apply for a scholarship to participate in our week-long summer short course, Methods in Community-Based Participatory Research for Health (EPID 783), from July 17-21, 2017.

Offered by the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (Detroit URC), the course will provide an introduction to some of the core principles, concepts, and methods involved in using a CBPR approach. It will be taught over the course of five half-days by a team of ten trainers (five university researchers and five Detroit-based partners) at the U-M School of Public Health in Ann Arbor.

This opportunity is only offered once per year, and this year we will be awarding up to five scholarships! So if this interests you, then be sure to apply by May 30, 2017. PLEASE NOTE: This represents an extension from the original application deadline of May 15, 2017.)

Please click here for course details (scroll down to Epid 783) and here for the online application. Also, feel free to forward this message to others you think may be eligible and interested. The scholarship, which covers full tuition to the course, is exclusively for community organizations in Detroit.