Utilizing Community Based Participatory Research Methods in Black/African American and Hispanic/Latinx Communities in the US: The CDC Minority HIV Research Initiative (MARI-Round 4)

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Kimberly N. Evans, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta; Omar Martinez, University of Central Florida; Hope King, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta; Jacob J. van den Berg, Brown University; Errol L. Fields, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Yzette Lanier, New York University; Sophia Hussen, Emory University; Sophia A. Hussen, Emory University; Souhail M. Malave-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus; Dustin T. Duncan, Columbia University; Zaneta Gaul, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta; Kate Buchacz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta
• Language: English
• Date: 2023-03-21
• Publisher: SPRINGER
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © This is a U.S. Government work and not under copyright protection in the US; foreign copyright protection may apply 2023, Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law.
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10900-023-01209-5
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
• Volume: 48
• Issue: 4
• Start Page: 698
• End Page: 710
• Grant/Funding Information: There was no funding for the development of this manuscript, but describes the interventions developed and funded by the CDC Minority HIV/AIDS Research Initiative (2016–2020).
• Keywords: COVID-19; Health Policy & Services; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; PREVENTION; NETWORK; Disparities; SEX; Community-based participatory research; RACE; ETHNICITY; ADOLESCENTS; INTERVENTION; BLACK; Science & Technology; HEALTH; CARE; Health Care Sciences & Services; HIV
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Public Health; Health Sciences, Nursing

Abstract

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Minority HIV Research Initiative (MARI) funded 8 investigators in 2016 to develop HIV prevention and treatment interventions in highly affected communities. We describe MARI studies who used community-based participatory research methods to inform the development of interventions in Black/African American and Hispanic/Latinx communities focused on sexual minority men (SMM) or heterosexual populations. Each study implemented best practice strategies for engaging with communities, informing recruitment strategies, navigating through the impacts of COVID-19, and disseminating findings. Best practice strategies common to all MARI studies included establishing community advisory boards, engaging community members in all stages of HIV research, and integrating technology to sustain interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Implementing community-informed approaches is crucial to intervention uptake and long-term sustainability in communities of color. MARI investigators’ research studies provide a framework for developing effective programs tailored to reducing HIV-related racial/ethnic disparities.