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Tools for Building Infrastructure at Health Centers for Research

Tools for Building Infrastructure at Health Centers for Research. Mary Frances Oneha, APRN, PhD August 22, 2013. Why Build Infrastructure?. It’s all about the data Improving the health of communities is critical. The Investment. He Alo a He Alo (Face to Face)

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Tools for Building Infrastructure at Health Centers for Research

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  1. Tools for Building Infrastructure at Health Centers for Research Mary Frances Oneha, APRN, PhD August 22, 2013

  2. Why Build Infrastructure? • It’s all about the data • Improving the health of communities is critical

  3. The Investment He Alo a He Alo (Face to Face) Burgess P. (1993) He Alo a He Alo. In He Alo a He Alo Face to Face, Hawaiian Voices on Sovereignty. The American Friends Service Committee

  4. Stages of Research Development • Collaborating with external entities to recruit research participants • Establishing formal partnerships with other organizations and institutions to conduct research • Creating a research department to generate own research proposals

  5. Shared Commitment • Believe • Behave • Become • Belong

  6. Building Blocks for a Research Infrastructure • Selecting and Establishing Partnerships to gain: • A different perspective • Expertise in a particular area • Access to resources • Common vision to facilitating a healthy and sustainable future for communities • A MOU or MOA helps to formalize the relationship • Policies and Procedures to Conducting Research • Overall policy to conducting research at your CHC • Detailed operating procedures

  7. Building Blocks for a Research Infrastructure • Financial Resources • Equitable partnerships • Human Resources • Investment of staff time (new or re-allocated) • Research Coordinator (administrative functions) • Hard Infrastructure • Space • Equipment; Secure data storage • Software; Library databases; etc.

  8. Challenges and Solutions To Building a Research Infrastructure • Infrastructure • Human Resources • Participant Recruitment • Staying Committed

  9. Infrastructure

  10. Human Resources

  11. Participant Recruitment

  12. Staying Committed

  13. References Oneha MF, Dodgson JE. Lessons learned: Refining the research infrastructure at community health centers. Progress in Community Health Partnerships Research Education and Action. Accepted for publication January 6, 2013. Oneha MF, Proser M, Chang Weir R. Community health centers: Why engage in research and how to get started. 2012. NACHC. ShoultzJ, Oneha MF, Magnussen L, Hla MM, Brees-Saunders Z, Dela Cruz M, & Douglas M. Finding solutions to challenges faced in community-based participatory research between academic and community organizations. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2006; 20(2): 133-144. Oneha MF & Beckham S. Re-examining community based research protocols. Pacific Public Health 2. Pacific Health Dialog: Journal of Community Health and Clinical Medicine for the Pacific, 2004; 11(1): 102-106.

  14. Mahalo • National Institute of Nursing Research (Grant #7R21 NR 010218) • Community Health Applied Research Network (CHARN) (Grant #UB2HA20232) DHHS HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau.

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