Community Engagement Core

社区参与核心项目摘要 社区参与研究的价值观和原则使其成为一项重要的 开展健康差异研究的战略，特别是在心脏代谢疾病领域。通过 在研究过程的每一阶段，集中所有合作伙伴的公平参与， 社区参与的研究有望支持文化相关性，翻译， 传播有希望的干预措施，破坏社会模式化的结构之间的关系 因素，以及随之出现的卫生不公平现象。然而，仅仅咨询是不够的。 或让利益相关者参与研究企业。为了充分发挥社区参与研究的力量， 利益攸关方伙伴必须被定位为领导者、共同创造者和共同开发者，并得到承认。这 需要有意识地努力扩大利益相关者在研究过程的每个阶段的影响力 通过共同的领导和所有权。 拟议的中大西洋心脏代谢健康中心的社区参与核心（CEC） 由丽莎A.库珀、黛布拉·希克曼牧师和奇丁玛·A·伊部， 将作为MACCHE的培养，组织和促进双向学习的焦点， 联合体伙伴与强大的多部门利益攸关方骨干之间的沟通。完成 为了实现这一目标，我们将在基于社区的参与性研究中采用最佳做法，以确保 和边缘化社区的观点嵌入到MACCHE的研究结构， 培训举措。具体而言，我们将1）构建和实施一个共享的治理结构， 利益相关者作为中心及其研究的领导者; 2）推进，促进和评估MACCHE的 社区参与的研究工作，以及3）共同设计翻译，传播和维持的战略 MACCHE倡议。综合起来，这些努力将培养一种合作环境， 我们的合作伙伴的生活经验和专业知识，以促进翻译，传播，采用， 我们的干预措施和主要研究成果的可持续性。这对我们的成功有影响。 研究和促进中大西洋地区的健康公平。

Community Engagement Core Project Summary The values and principles underlying community-engaged research have led to its prominence as an essential strategy for conducting health disparities research, particularly in the realm of cardiometabolic conditions. By centering the equitable engagement of all collaborating partners during each stage of the research process, community-engaged research holds promise for supporting the cultural relevance, translation, and dissemination of promising interventions that disrupt the relationships between socially patterned structural factors, and the consequent emergence of health inequities. However, it is not enough to merely consult with or involve stakeholders in the research enterprise. To fully realize the power of community-engaged research, stakeholder partners must be positioned and acknowledged as leaders, co-creators, and co-developers. This requires intentional efforts to amplify stakeholders' influence throughout every phase of the research process through shared leadership and ownership. The Community Engagement Core (CEC) of the proposed Mid-Atlantic Center for Cardiometabolic Health Equity (MACCHE), jointly led by Dr. Lisa A. Cooper, Reverend Debra Hickman, and Dr. Chidinma A. Ibe, will serve as the MACCHE's focal point for cultivating, organizing, and promoting bi-directional learning and communication between consortium partners and a robust cadre of multisectoral stakeholders. To accomplish this goal, we will employ best-practices in community-based participatory research to ensure that the voices and perspectives of marginalized communities are embedded into the fabric of MACCHE's research and training initiatives. Specifically, we will 1) construct and implement a shared governance structure that places stakeholders as leaders within the Center and its studies; 2) advance, facilitate, and evaluate MACCHE's community-engaged research efforts, and 3) co-design strategies to translate, disseminate, and sustain MACCHE initiatives. Taken together, these efforts will cultivate an environment of collaboration that amplifies the lived experiences and expertise of our partners to facilitate the translation, dissemination, adoption, and sustainability of our interventions and key research findings. This has implications for the success of our research and for advancing health equity in the Mid-Atlantic region.