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Community Engagement to Address Cancer Health Disparities: A Process EVALUATION using the Partnership Self-Assessment Tool
- Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 13, Issue 1, Spring 2019
- pp. 97-104
- 10.1353/cpr.2019.0012
- Article
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Background: African Americans suffer disproportionately from cancer health disparities, and population-level prevention is needed.
Objectives: A community–academic partnership to address cancer health disparities in two predominately African American jurisdictions in Maryland was evaluated.
Methods: The Partnership Self-Assessment Tool (PSAT) was used in a process evaluation to assess the partnership in eight domains (partnership synergy, leadership, efficiency, management, resources, decision making, participation, and satisfaction).
Results: Mean scores in each domain were high, indicative of a functional and synergistic partnership. However, scores for decision making (Baltimore City’s mean score = 9.3; Prince George’s County’s mean score = 10.8; p = .02) and participation (Baltimore City’s mean score = 16.0; Prince George’s County’s mean score = 18.0; p = .04) were significantly lower in Baltimore City.
Conclusions: Community–academic partnerships are promising approaches to help address cancer health disparities in African American communities. Factors that influence decision making and participation within partnerships require further research.
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