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

描述(申请人提供)：这个项目的目的是在匹兹堡大学和当地社区组织之间建立与母婴健康相关的伙伴关系：(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)就影响非裔美国人的问题向社区成员提供健康信息；(3)更好地了解社区成员认为什么是研究人员研究的最重要的健康问题；(4)与大学教职员订立正式协议(谅解备忘录/谅解备忘录)，以便我们向他们学习；及。(5)与最少一个有兴趣与大学合作进行母婴健康社区参与式研究计划的地区社区组织订立谅解备忘录。作为一个研究团队，我们最感兴趣的是母婴健康问题，如亲密伴侣在怀孕和产后的暴力行为；亲密伴侣暴力对妇女生殖健康和妊娠结局的影响；以及与意外怀孕相关的亲密伴侣暴力。然而，我们也非常有兴趣听到社区成员认为这一领域的重要问题是什么，以及他们认为哪些其他健康问题应该是研究调查的优先事项。除了与社区组织的伙伴关系外，进一步加强该项目的是，它建立在少数民族健康中心多年来社区参与的基础上，以及公共卫生研究生院(GSPH)和阿勒格尼县卫生局(ACHD)之间的牢固关系。 公共卫生相关性：与早产及其相关并发症有关的问题仍然是国家重点关注的问题，这些并发症对一些儿童(后来的成年人)来说是持续性的身体或精神、认知障碍。经历过人际伴侣暴力的女性更有可能开始护理的时间较晚，或者将自己的怀孕描述为意外或意外怀孕；而意外怀孕的女性更不可能照顾自己或参加定期的产前预约。该项目将通过基于社区的参与性研究来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.