1. Initiating Dialogue in Community-Partnered Participatory Research to Address Obesity in South Los Angeles.
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Yee, Jennifer K., Lucas-Wright, Aziza, Liu, Peter Y., Chung, Bowen, Bross, Rachelle, Malkhassian, Silva, Norris, Keith C., Wang, Christina, and Jones, Loretta
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PREVENTION of obesity ,OBESITY treatment ,ACADEMIC medical centers ,BEHAVIOR modification ,REGULATION of body weight ,COMMUNITIES ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,HEALTH ,HEALTH attitudes ,HEALTH behavior ,INTELLECT ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,MEDICAL care research ,MEDICAL research ,MEETINGS ,NONPROFIT organizations ,BARIATRIC surgery ,PHYSICIAN-patient relations ,PUBLIC opinion ,PUBLIC relations ,STRATEGIC planning ,SUPERVISION of employees ,WEIGHT loss ,INFORMATION resources ,PATIENT participation ,COMMUNITY support ,BODY mass index ,HEALTH equity ,HEALTH literacy - Abstract
In South Los Angeles, a community-engaged research project on obesity was initiated between a translational research institute seeking to build community-based or partnered participatory research (CBPR/CPPR) capacity, and a community partner with extensive experience. This manuscript describes the partnership-building process and discusses results from a bi-directional knowledge transfer event. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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