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Rural Community Engagement for Health Disparities Research

The Unique Role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

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ID15486642
AuthorsLorraine C Taylor (0000-0002-7346-5015, North Carolina Central University, corresponding author), Charity S Watkins (0000-0002-8006-0331, North Carolina Central University), Hannah Chesterton (0000-0001-8688-9012, American University), K Sean Kimbro (0000-0003-2886-6124, North Carolina Central University), Ruby Gerald (North Carolina Central University)
Year2020
Volume18
Issue1
Pages64-64
Publication date2020-12-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18010064
PMID33374874
OpenAlexW3116962782
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited16

Reducing health disparities in rural communities of color remains a national concern. Efforts to reduce health disparities often center on community engagement, which is historically the strategy used to provide rural minority populations with support to access and utilize health information and services. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), with their origins derived from social injustices and discrimination, are uniquely positioned to conduct this type of engagement. We present the "Research with Care" project, a long-standing positive working relationship between North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and rural Halifax County, North Carolina, demonstrating an effective campus-community partnership. The importance of readiness to implement Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) principles is underscored. As demonstrated by the NCCU-Halifax partnership, we recommend leveraging the positive associations of the HBCU brand identity as a method of building and sustaining meaningful relationships with rural Black communities. This underscores the role and value of HBCUs in the health disparities research arena and should be communicated and embraced

Citizen journalism · Community engagement · Community-based participatory research · Economic growth · General partnership · Health care · Health equity · Higher education · Historically black colleges and universities · Participatory action research · Political science · Public relations · Rural health · Sociology · Global Health Workforce Issues · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Public Health Policies and Education · Gerontology

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Unique citing works3
Citations per year1,5
Citation span2024 - 2026 (3)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 3
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