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255 The Community Research Liaison Model: Facilitating community-engaged research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2024

Christina Jäderholm
Affiliation:
Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute Oregon Health & Science University
Jessica Currier
Affiliation:
Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute
Kim Brown
Affiliation:
Oregon State University
Ariane Audett
Affiliation:
Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute
Laura Campbell
Affiliation:
Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute Oregon Health & Science University
Steven Blakesley
Affiliation:
Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute
Lynda Crocker Daniel
Affiliation:
Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute Oregon Health & Science University
Sylvia Miller
Affiliation:
Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute Oregon Health & Science University
Sara Mishalanie
Affiliation:
Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute Oregon Health & Science University
Chelsea Ruder
Affiliation:
Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute Oregon Health & Science University
Jackilen Shannon
Affiliation:
Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute
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Abstract

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OBJECTIVES/GOALS: The Community Research Liaison Model (CRLM) is a novel model to facilitate community engaged research (CEnR) and community–academic research partnerships focused on health priorities identified by the community. We describe the CRLM development process and how it is operationalized today. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: The CRLM, informed by the Principles of Community Engagement, builds trust among rural communities and expands capacity for community and investigator-initiated research. We followed a multi-phase process to design and implement a community engagement model that could be replicated. The resulting CRLM moves community–academic research collaborations from objectives to outputs using a conceptual framework that specifies our guiding principles, objectives, and actions to facilitate the objectives (i.e., capacity, motivations, and partners), and outputs. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: The CRLM has been fully implemented across Oregon. Six Community Research Liaisons collectively support 18 predominantly rural Oregon counties. Since 2017, the liaison team has engaged with communities on nearly 300 community projects. The CRLM has been successful in facilitating CEnR and community–academic research partnerships. The model has always existed on a dynamic foundation and continues to be responsive to the lessons learned by the community and researchers. The model is expanding across Oregon as an equitable approach to addressing health disparities across the state. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: Our CRLM is based on the idea that community partnerships build research capacity at the community level and are the backbone for pursuing equitable solutions and better health for communities we serve. Our model is unique in its use of CRLs to facilitate community–academic partnerships; this model has brought successes and challenges over the years.

Type
Health Equity and Community Engagement
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© The Author(s), 2024. The Association for Clinical and Translational Science