Community-Based-Participator Research Initiative -The goal of this FOA is to support partnerships between health disparity communities and researchers to engage in community-based participatory research CBPR to plan and implement interventions to reduce health disparities. Community-based participatory research is defined as scientific inquiry conducted in communities and in partnership with researchers. The process of scientific inquiry is such that community members, persons affected by the health condition, or other key stakeholders in the community’s health have the opportunity to be full participants in each phase of the research from conception-design-conduct-analysis-interpretation-conclusions-communication of results . CBPR is characterized by substantial community input in the development of the grant application. |