Introduction

• Oneha MF. Community Health Centers: Why Engage in Research? 2010. Draft.
  Dr. Oneha highlights the critical importance for community health centers to engage in research, from assessing internal capacity and resources to identifying needs of targeted populations.

• Fried RA. Research in Community Health Centers. 1998; National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.
  This monograph provides a brief introduction to primary care research, as opposed to CBPR,  in community health centers.

Developing & Maintaining Partnerships

• General Information

• Schoultz J, Oneha MF, Magnussen L, Hla MM, Brees-Saunders Z, Dela Cruz M, Douglas M. Finding Solutions to Challenges in Community-Based Participatory Research Between Academic and Community Organizations (2006). Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2006; 20(2):133-44.
  This article provides a case study of the challenges of community-academic partnerships and suggested solutions.

• Developing and Sustaining Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships: A Skill-Building Curriculum (2006)
  This curriculum is an educational resource developed by the Community-Campus Partnerships for Health for national organizations, funding agencies, researchers. It provides an introduction to the practice of community-based participatory research for improving health.  For the most updated curriculum, visit: www.cbprcurriculum.info.
  Authors: Jen Kauper-Brown, Sarena D. Seifer, Kari Hartwig, Diane Calleson, Maurice Williams, Sarah Flicker, Kirsten Senturia, Kristine Wong, Ann-Gel Palermo, Robert McGranaghan, Robb Travers, Ella Greene-Moton

• Sussman AL, Rivera M. 'Be Gentle and Be Sincere About It': A Story About Community-Based Primary Care Research. Annals of Family Medicine. 2008; 6(5); 463-4.
  An article that gives insight on how to listen to gain the trust of the community.  A researcher gains powerful insight when a focus group evaluates his intentions with a cultural metaphor.

• Sample Tools

• CHC Research Collaboration Questionnaire - Asian Health Services (AHS)
  This document provides helpful questions for community organizations to ask of other organizations wishing to collaborate with them to better understand the goals and terms of collaboration.

• CDC Prevention Research Center’s Partnership Trust Tool
  Developed by the CDC, this tool kit helps assess and build trust between all partners in a collaborative, including but not limited to researchers, academia, communities, health departments.

• Data Request Form - Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC)
  This document is a useful tool for organizations to better understand the specific data elements and formats that are being requested of them.

• Sample Memorandums of Understanding (MOU)
  These documents are examples of MOUs developed by Community-Academic Partnerships in conducting community-based participatory research. Samples include "Promoting Breast Health Information in Chinese and Filipinos" and "Friendly Access."

• More Sample Memorandums of Understanding (MOU)
  Collected by Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH), these documents are more examples of MOUs and MOAs (Memorandums of Agreement) developed for an array of partnerships.

• Giachello AL, author; Ashton D, Kyler P, Rodriguez ES, Shanker R, Umemoto A, eds. 2007.
  Making Community Partnerships Work: A Toolkit. White Plains, NY: March of Dimes Foundation.
  This toolkit provides strategies and tools, such as research readiness checklists, sample forms and case stories, based on lessons learned from the national and community partners involved in the Genetics Education Needs Evaluation (GENE) Project, a cooperative agreement between the March of Dimes and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

• Master Clinical Trial Agreement.
  This document offers language to use in drafting a clinical trial agreement.

• Sample Memorandum of Agreement between Academia and Community Health Center.
  This document is a MOA for sharing management responsibilities and for the sub contract relationship between an academic institution and a community health center.

• Sample Statement of Work.
  This document is a statement of work for a study entitled, “Garlic and the Prevention of Cancer” between a community health center and an academic institution. This sample provides language and structure for upon which to build. 
   
  
• Sample MOU
  This MOU example highlights the relationship between an organization and community coalition. 
   
  

• Funding

• Common Mistakes in NIH applications  National Institutes of Health. 2005.

• Insider’s Guide to Peer Review for Applicants. (2008) NIH Center for Scientific Review. 
  Advice for writing a good NIH grant from former and current study section chairs.

• NIH Grant Application Submission and Review: Useful Web Links. NIH Center for Scientific Review.

• What Happens to Your Grant Application: A Primer for New Applicants. NIH Center for Scientific Review.

• Changes in NIH Grant Application Procedure. NIH Center for Scientific Review. 2009.
  This document highlights changes to the grant application process effective January 25, 2010.

• Sample Grant Application - WCCHC
  This document is an example of a successful grant application and provides samples of crucial elements in a grant proposal.