This page contains regularly updated bulletins from the Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities for community and academic partners searching for events, grant opportunities, calls for papers, proposals and other resources in public health and community engagement. Resources and Opportunities as of 12-8-08 Resources and Opportunities as of 1-6-09 Resources and Opportunities as of 2-5-09 Resources and Opportunities as of 3-5-09 Resources and Opportunities as of 4-7-09 Resources and Opportunities as of 5-12-09 Resources and Opportunities as of 6-4-09 Resources and Opportunities as of 7-1-09 Resources and Opportunities as of 8-3-09 Resources and Opportunities as of 9-1-09 Resources and Opportunities as of 10-1-09 Resources and Opportunities as of 11-4-09 Minkler, M, & Wallerstein, N (Eds). (2008). Community-Based Participatory Research for Health: From Processes to Outcomes. 2nd Edition San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470260432.html. The editors have brought together, in one important volume, a stellar panel of contributors who offer a comprehensive resource on the theory and application of community based participatory research. The book contains information on a wide variety of topics including planning and conducting research, working with communities, promoting social change, and core research methods. The book also contains a helpful appendix of tools, guides, checklists, sample protocols. Israel, B, Eng, E, Schulz, A, Parker, E (Eds). (2005) Methods in Community-Based Participatory Research for Health. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787975621.html. Written by distinguished experts in the field, this book shows how researchers, practitioners, and community partners can work together to establish and maintain equitable partnerships using a CBPR approach to increase knowledge and improve health and well-being of the communities involved. This book provides a comprehensive and thorough presentation of CBPR study designs, specific data collection and analysis methods, and innovative partnership structures and process methods. Community-Based Participatory Research: Assessing the Evidence. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Viswanathan, M, Ammerman, A, Eng, E, Garlehner, G. Lohr, K, Griffith, D, et al. (2004). Community-Based Participatory Research. RTI International-University of North Carolina Evidence-Based Practice Center, Contract No. 290-02-0016. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Summary: www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/cbprsum.htm Israel , B. A., Schulz, A. J., Parker, E. A., & Becker, A. B. (1998). Review of community-based research: Assessing partnership approaches to improve public health. Annual Review of Public Health, 19, 173-202. This seminal article presents key principles of CBPR and discusses the rationale for its use.http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pdf_files/annurev.publhealth.19.1.pdf Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) is a nonprofit membership organization that promotes health (broadly defined) through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions. www.ccph.info § Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Resources Website(http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/commbas.html) includes Principles and policies, Reports and presentations, CBPR course syllabi, Links to related organizations and initiatives § Developing and Sustaining CBPR Partnerships: A Skill-Building Curriculum (http://www.cbprcurriculum.info). This evidence-based curriculum contains 7 units with Learning objectives, In-depth content information, Examples & interactive exercises designed to trigger discussion and help better understand the concepts being presented, Citations and suggested resources. § Faculty Promotion and Tenure Tools: Online toolkit for faculty (www.communityengagedscholarship.info), sample promotion & tenure policies, other resources to further recognize and reward CBPR as scholarship. § Research Ethics and Institutional Review Board Resources Website: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/irbhome.html § CBPR Listserv: Created through a partnership between Community-Campus Partnerships for Health and the Wellesley Central Health Corporation in 2004, this listserv serves over 2900 subscribers who are involved and interested in CBPR and other types of community-academic research partnerships. To sign up: https://mailman.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cbpr Journal: Progress in Community Health Partnerships : Research, Education and Action: The Journal is dedicated to supporting CBPR and the work of community health partnerships that involve ongoing collaboration between community representatives and academic or governmental partners.
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/progress_in_community_health_partnerships_research_education_and_action/ Chicago CTSAs for Community Engagement (C3) C3 is comprised of Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. C3's mission is to knit together Chicago CTSA research efforts that respectfully involve community partners in every stage, from project design through data collection and analysis to results interpretation. C3 is committed to finding new ways to disseminate information about research findings. During 2009, C3 is holding three half-day seminars addressing topics important to network members and others interested in improving the health in Chicago. For more information, click here. Chicago CBPR Network The Chicago CBPR network is a collaborative entity that brings together Chicagoland universities, academic institutions and public serving organizations to discuss and advance academic/community engagement, community-based participatory research (CBPR) and research translation. The Chicago CBPR Network meets bimonthly at various venues around the city to address issues of common interest and to plan educational and technical assistance opportunities for researchers, practitioners and community-based organizations. The Network seeks to facilitate networking, collaboration, co-learning, and sharing of information and best practices among partners. For more information and to learn about upcoming meetings, visit the Network’s Yahoo Group webpage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chicago_CBPR_Network/ | 
