Background Heart Healthy Lenoir is a transdisciplinary project aimed at creating long-term, sustainable approaches to reduce cardiovascular disease risk disparities in Lenoir County, North Caro-lina using a design spanning genomic analysis and clinical intervention. We hypothesized that residents of Lenoir County would be unfamiliar and mistrustful of genomic research, and therefore reluctant to participate; additionally, these feelings would be higher in African-Americans. Methodology To test our hypothesis, we conducted qualitative research using community-based partici-patory research principles to ensure our genomic research strategies addressed the needs, priorities, and concerns of the community. African-American (n = 19) and White (n...
The Center for Minority Health at the University of Pittsburgh aims to eliminate racial and ethnic h...
† These authors contributed equally to this work. Abstract: Native Hawaiians bear a disproportionate...
The Center for Minority Health (CMH) within the University of Pittsburgh has the mission to eliminat...
Heart Healthy Lenoir is a transdisciplinary project aimed at creating long-term, sustainable approac...
Purpose of the study: An emerging strategy for increasing public participation in health research is...
During the past two decades, there has been an increased use of community-based participatory resear...
Working in collaborative partnership with communities experiencing health disparities has been ident...
Background: African Americans have higher rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality than other...
African American communities traditionally mistrust academic research. This forms a significant barr...
INTRODUCTION: This article describes the development of a community-based participatory research (CB...
The elimination of health disparities for African Americans requires culturally relevant, empirical ...
During the past two decades, there has been an increased use of community-based partici-patory resea...
Although much attention has been paid to health disparities in the past decades, interventions to am...
Background: Building a collaborative health promotion partnership that effectively employs principle...
Background: This study used Community Partnered Participatory Research (CPPR) to address low partici...
The Center for Minority Health at the University of Pittsburgh aims to eliminate racial and ethnic h...
† These authors contributed equally to this work. Abstract: Native Hawaiians bear a disproportionate...
The Center for Minority Health (CMH) within the University of Pittsburgh has the mission to eliminat...
Heart Healthy Lenoir is a transdisciplinary project aimed at creating long-term, sustainable approac...
Purpose of the study: An emerging strategy for increasing public participation in health research is...
During the past two decades, there has been an increased use of community-based participatory resear...
Working in collaborative partnership with communities experiencing health disparities has been ident...
Background: African Americans have higher rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality than other...
African American communities traditionally mistrust academic research. This forms a significant barr...
INTRODUCTION: This article describes the development of a community-based participatory research (CB...
The elimination of health disparities for African Americans requires culturally relevant, empirical ...
During the past two decades, there has been an increased use of community-based partici-patory resea...
Although much attention has been paid to health disparities in the past decades, interventions to am...
Background: Building a collaborative health promotion partnership that effectively employs principle...
Background: This study used Community Partnered Participatory Research (CPPR) to address low partici...
The Center for Minority Health at the University of Pittsburgh aims to eliminate racial and ethnic h...
† These authors contributed equally to this work. Abstract: Native Hawaiians bear a disproportionate...
The Center for Minority Health (CMH) within the University of Pittsburgh has the mission to eliminat...