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[PD-8] Using a Community-Based Participatory Approach for Evaluation: Lessons Learned from the Promoting Assets Across Cultures (PAAC) Project Stella Gran-O'Donnell, MSW, MPH, Public Health-Seattle & King County, Seattle, WA
Stella Gran-O'Donnell, MSW, MPH; Clarence Spigner, DrPH, MPH; Marcus Stubblefield; Sandy Ciske, MPN; Chau Ngyuen, MPH; Eskinder Sarka; Tigerson Young; Suni Tolton, MSW; James Krieger, MD, MPH
A participatory action approach was used in the formative evaluation of this multi-ethnic youth leadership project designed to foster community building and to strengthen community assets among low-income public housing residents. Aspects of individual and community health were assessed using the social determinants of health (SDOH) framework. Representatives from four community-based organizations serving primarily Southeast Asian (Vietnamese, Cambodian) and East African (Amhara, Tigrinya, Oromo, Somali) refugees and immigrants, the local housing authority, the local health department, and an academic research institution, collaborated throughout the formative evaluation process. All partners were involved in group planning, decision-making, implementation, and analysis. Twenty focus groups, ten key informant interviews, field and participant observations were conducted. Various products were generated from these collaborative efforts. Examples of products included: culturally, linguistically, age, and gender appropriate interview guides, and protocols for the identification and recruitment of focus group participants. The process resulted in decisions made about the appropriate use of incentives for resident participation, resident input regarding the analysis of data and effective dissemination of findings. Among the lessons learned were: (1) early development of clearly defined partner roles and responsibilities requires mutual trust, (2) commitment to the participatory process and clear communication between all partners are key, (3) implementation of a formative evaluation based on a participatory approach benefits both community members and researchers promoting an opportunity to share skills and expertise.
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Date: July 10-12, 2002
Location: Hilton Hotel & Towers, Washington, DC
Sponsor: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health / Office of Public Health and Science
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