Identifying research practices toward achieving health equity principles within the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Prajakta Adsul, University of New Mexico; Jessica Islam, H Lee Moffitt Canc Ctr & Res Inst; Perla Chebli, New York University; Julie Kranick, New York University; Sarah Nash, University of Iowa; Hannah Arem, MedStar Health Research Institute; Stephanie Wheeler, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Melissa Lopez-Pentecost, University of Miami; Victoria Foster, New York University; Rashmi K Sharma, University of Washington; Tisha Felder, University of South Carolina; Betsy Risendal, University of Colorado; Enmanuel Chavarria, Emory University; Simona Kwon, New York University; Rachel Hirschey, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; Chau Trinh-Shevrin, New York University
• Language: English
• Date: 2023-02-24
• Publisher: SPRINGER
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © The Author(s) 2023
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10552-023-01674-2
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL
• Start Page: 1
• End Page: 7
• Grant/Funding Information: This paper was published as part of a supplement sponsored by the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN), a thematic network of the Prevention Research Center Program and supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Work on this paper was funded in part by the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under Cooperative Agreement Numbers [Colorado School of Public Health U48 DP006399, Emory University U48 DP006377, New York University School of Medicine CUNY U48 DP006396, University of Arizona U48 DP006413, University of Iowa U48 DP006389, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill U48 DP006400, University of South Carolina U48 DP006401, University of Washington U48 DP006398]. Additional funding for this includes funding from NIMHD (K23 MD015719-01 (PI: Hirschey), and the American Cancer Society (131567-IRG-17-178-22-IRG; PIs: Ozbun, M; Pilot PI: Adsul, P). The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
• Keywords: DISSEMINATION; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Health equity; Research; IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH; Oncology; Cancer prevention and control; Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Toolkit
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Oncology; Health Sciences, Public Health

Abstract

Purpose: Although there is national recognition for health equity-oriented research, there is limited guidance for researchers to engage partnerships that promote health equity in cancer research. The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network’s (CPCRN) Health Equity Work Group developed a toolkit to guide researchers in equitable collaborations. Methods: The CPCRN’s Health Equity Work Group collectively outlined health and racial equity principles guiding research collaborations with partners that include communities, community-based organizations, implementing partners in the clinical setting including providers and health care organizations, and policy makers. Using a network-wide survey to crowdsource information around ongoing practices, we leveraged and integrated the network’s experience and collaborations. Results: Data from the survey formed the preliminary basis for the toolkit, with a focus on sharing fiscal resources with partners, training and capacity building, collaborative decision-making, community-driven research agenda setting, and sustainability. The final toolkit provides reflection considerations for researchers and collated exemplary resources, supported by the contemporary research. Conclusions: The toolkit provides a guide to researchers at all experience levels wanting to engage in equitable research collaborations. Future efforts are underway to evaluate whether and how researchers within and outside CPCRN are able to incorporate these principles in research collaborations.