Citation

Silverman JG, Pratt C, Reed E, Nagy BJ, Whitaker DK, Baker C, Decker MR, Koh H, Pavlos CA. Public Health Rep. (1974) 2004; 119(6): 590-593.

Affiliation

Harvard School of Public Health; Massachusetts Department of Public Health; US National Center for INjury Prevention and Control

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Association of Schools of Public Health)

DOI

10.1016/j.phr.2004.09.010

PMID

15504452

PMCID

PMC1497673

Abstract

The CARE Communities Project was developed, implemented, and evaluated through the collaborative and collective efforts of public health practice professionals serving in academic and practitioner roles.  This report describes the roles of academic and practice partners and the collaborativeprocessinvolved in procuring funding, program and evaluation development and implementation, and interpretation of findings.  Facilitators and barriers to this work, as well as benefits to all partners, are also described.