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
APA StyleHippalgaonkar, N., Nguyen, R. H.-T., Cohn, E. B., Horowitz, J., Waite, A. W., Mersha, T., Sandoval, C., Khan, S., Salum, K., Thomas, P., Murphy, A. M., Brent, B., Coleman, L., Khosla, P., Hoskins, K. F., Henderson, V., & Carnahan, L. R. (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(2), 236. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21020236