Academic-Community Partnership to Address Maternal and Child Health in Allegheny

描述（由申请人提供）：本项目的目的是在匹兹堡大学和当地社区组织之间建立与孕产妇和儿童健康相关的合作伙伴关系，以：（1）建立一个由大学研究人员和社区组织组成的咨询委员会;（2） 向社区成员提供有关影响非洲裔美国人的问题的健康信息;（3）更好地了解社区成员认为研究人员研究的最重要的健康问题;（4）制定正式协议（谅解备忘录/谅解备忘录）与大学教师谁拥有以前的经验，进行社区-与当地社区组织进行基于实验的研究，以便我们可以向他们学习;及（5）与最少一个有兴趣与大学合作进行社区为本的前瞻性研究的本地社区组织签订谅解备忘录与妇幼保健有关的项目。作为一个研究团队，我们最感兴趣的是母婴健康问题，如怀孕和产后期间的亲密伴侣暴力;亲密伴侣暴力对妇女的影响， 妇女的生殖健康和怀孕结果;与意外怀孕有关的亲密伴侣暴力。不过，我们也很有兴趣听听 委员认为这方面的重要课题，以及他们认为应优先研究的其他健康课题。除了与社区组织的伙伴关系外，进一步加强该项目的是，它建立在多年的社区基础上。 少数民族健康中心的参与以及公共卫生研究生院（GSPH）和阿勒格尼县卫生部（ACHD）之间的牢固关系。 公共卫生相关性：与早产有关的问题以及一些儿童（后来是成人）持续存在的身体或精神、认知残疾的相关并发症仍然是国家关注的焦点。遭受伴侣间暴力的妇女更有可能开始护理较晚，或将其怀孕描述为不想要的或计划外的;意外怀孕的妇女不太可能照顾自己或定期进行产前检查。该项目将通过基于社区的预防性研究解决怀孕和暴力问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this project is to establish a partnership, related to maternal and child health, between the University of Pittsburgh and local community organizations to: (1) establish an Advisory Board consisting of both University researchers and community organizations; (2) provide health information to community members about issues that affect African Americans; (3) to get a better understanding of what community members believe are the most important health issues for research investigators to study; (4) to develop a formal agreement (Memorandum of Understanding/ MOU) with University faculty members who have previous experience in conducting Community-based Participatory Research with local community organizations so that we can learn from them; and (5) to develop a MOU with at least one local community organization interested in partnering with the University to conduct a Community- Based Participatory Research (CBPR) project related to maternal and child health. As a research team, we are most interested in maternal and child health issues such as intimate partner violence during pregnancy and postpartum; the impact of intimate partner violence on women's reproductive health and pregnancy outcome; and intimate partner violence associated with unintended pregnancy. However, we are also very interested in hearing what community members believe are the important issues in this area as well as what other health issues they believe should be priorities for research investigation. What further strengthens this project, in addition to the partnership with community organizations, is that it builds on years of community engagement by the Center for Minority Health and a strong relationship between the Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) and the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD). PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Issues related to prematurity and its associated complications of persisting physical or mental, cognitive disabilities for some children (subsequently adults) remain a national focus. Women who experience interpersonal partner violence are more likely to begin their care late or describe their pregnancy as unwanted or unplanned; and a woman with an unwanted pregnancy is less likely to look after herself or attend regular prenatal appointments. This project will address pregnancy and violence through Community Based Participatory Research.