The active role of community stakeholders in community partnered participatory research (CPPR) is necessary to ensure fair, equal, and equitable representation of the communities they serve. In CPPR, community partners are viewed equally in research development, implementation, and dissemination. In this commentary, we highlight information from interviews we conducted with five community partners, three from Los Angeles (Pluscedia Williams, Jose Flores, Andrea Jones) and two from New Orleans (Angela Kirkland, Catherine Haywood), who share the stories of their involvement in CPPR. Together, their voices offer insight into the impact this model has made on both their communities and their personal and professional lives.
Watch the video supplement to the commentary below. To read the full commentary, visit: https://www.ethndis.org/edonline/index.php/ethndis/article/view/913/1336
Ethnicity & Disease Commentary Citation:
Joseph D. Mango, Krystal Griffith, Olivia Sugarman, Matthew Plaia, Antonella Santostefano, Jose Flores, Catherine Haywood, Andrea Jones, Angela Kirkland, Pluscedia Williams. Commentary – Community Partner Experiences in CPPR: What Participation in Partnered Research Can Mean to Community and Patient Stakeholders. Ethn Dis. 2018;28(Suppl 2):311-316; doi:10.18865/ed.28.S2.311.