Lessons Learned from Community Partnership During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Prog Community Health Partnersh
; 18(3): 415-419, 2024.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-39308386
ABSTRACT
Underserved communities have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Project Promoting Engagement and COVID-19 Testing for Health (PEACH) study was designed to understand the attitudes, beliefs, and infrastructure associated with COVID-19 risk, testing, and prevention behaviors in people living with, caring for, or at risk for type 2 diabetes. The purpose of this joint community-academic partnered manuscript is to share lessons learned for maintaining community partnerships through the challenging times of a pandemic. New and existing community partners were invited to share their perceptions about the facilitators and barriers of partnering with academia during the COVID-19 public health crisis. Key facilitators included those partners felt heard and their input valued. And the changing nature and demands in response to the pandemic on the partners' responsibilities were among the key challenges. Successful maintenance of the partnerships required flexibility, creativity, and a willingness to adapt engagement as community partners responded to the needs of their communities.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Community-Institutional Relations
/
Community-Based Participatory Research
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COVID-19
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Prog Community Health Partnersh
Journal subject:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2024
Type:
Article