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Moving Initiatives From Isolation to Collective Impact to Change Community-Engaged Research Practices in an Academic Medical System

Bibliographic Data

ID6077284
AuthorsRebecca Lobb (0000-0003-3503-0675, Community Engagement Program, Boston University Clinical Translational Science Institute, Boston, USA), Kareem King (Community Engagement, We Got Us, Boston, USA), Laetitia Pierre-Louis (Community Engagement, We Got Us, Boston, USA), Celia Bora (Senior Care Options Program, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, East Boston, USA), Arielle Albert (Boston HealthNet, Boston Medical Center, Boston, USA), Allyson Richmond (Boston HealthNet, Boston Medical Center, Boston, USA), Ryan Schroeder (Boston Medical Center Clinical Research Network, Boston, USA), Ryan D Schroeder (0000-0002-7819-8243, Boston Medical Center), Jennifer Pamphile (Community Engagement Program, Boston University Clinical Translational Science Institute, Boston, USA), Tracy A Battaglia (0000-0001-8475-1212, Boston Medical Center), Tracy Battaglia (Community Engagement Program, Boston University Clinical Translational Science Institute, Boston, USA), Linda S Sprague Martinez (0000-0002-5070-7640, Community Engagement Program, Boston University Clinical Translational Science Institute, Boston, USA), Linda Sprague Martinez
Year2023
Volume31
Issue3-4
Pages383-396
Publication date2023-10-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10705422.2023.2272181
OpenAlexW4387906025
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

Medical mistrust among the public was amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic due to racial and social inequities in infection rates and misinformation in the media. In Boston, two initiatives were launched by the Boston University Clinical Translational Science Institute (BU CTSI), Boston Medical Center (BMC), community health centers (CHCs), and community organizations to establish longitudinal and authentic partnerships with community-research boundary spanners who remained trusted sources of information. Each initiative addressed the immediate need for community-informed and partnered COVID research and provided a structure for longitudinal partnerships. In this paper, we describe the process of envisioning how these two initiatives could move from isolation toward collective impact. We also identify opportunities to improve community-engaged research practices within an academic health system. Our approach provides a structure that other organizations can use to align initiatives and move toward boundary-crossing partnerships which foster health equity

Community engagement · Community-based participatory research · Health equity · Isolation (microbiology · Misinformation · Participatory action research · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Sociology · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Nursing · Public Health Policies and Education