Development of a Community Advisory Board to Guide Research About Cancer Disparities in the Black and African American Community.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Researchers who aim to serve a community (i.e., racial, gender, ethnic group) of which they are not a part must do foundational work to understand that community and build intentional, thoughtful collaborations with the community to guide their work.

Objectives

This article aims to share a case exemplar of the formation period of a community advisory board (CAB) that conducts research focused on improving health equity in the Black and African American community.

Methods

CAB development has three phases: formation, operation, and maintenance. Previous work has described and provided best practices for each phase. This article focused on the first phase, formation. Guided by critical race theory, with guidance from her mentor, a researcher partnered with a r

SUBMITTER: Hirschey R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991945 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar-Apr 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature