Are We the Problem? A Call to Action for Addressing Institutional Challenges to Engaging Community Partners in Research
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Challenges to Adopting Human Participant Protection Training for Community Partners
3. Building Effective Partnerships: Streamlining Regulatory Pathways for Community Engagement
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Hippalgaonkar, N.; Nguyen, R.H.-T.; Cohn, E.B.; Horowitz, J.; Waite, A.W.; Mersha, T.; Sandoval, C.; Khan, S.; Salum, K.; Thomas, P.; et al. Are We the Problem? A Call to Action for Addressing Institutional Challenges to Engaging Community Partners in Research. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 236. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21020236
Hippalgaonkar N, Nguyen RH-T, Cohn EB, Horowitz J, Waite AW, Mersha T, Sandoval C, Khan S, Salum K, Thomas P, et al. Are We the Problem? A Call to Action for Addressing Institutional Challenges to Engaging Community Partners in Research. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024; 21(2):236. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21020236
Chicago/Turabian StyleHippalgaonkar, Neha, Ryan Huu-Tuan Nguyen, Eliza Brumer Cohn, Joseph Horowitz, Ana Williams Waite, Tigist Mersha, Christen Sandoval, Sarah Khan, Kauthar Salum, Paris Thomas, and et al. 2024. "Are We the Problem? A Call to Action for Addressing Institutional Challenges to Engaging Community Partners in Research" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21, no. 2: 236. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21020236