Jacquelyn Coats|Jewel D. Stafford|Vetta L. Sanders Thompson|Bethany Johnson Javois|Melody S. Goodman
Increasing Research Literacy
Washington University in St. Louis|Washington University in St. Louis|Washington University in St. Louis|Health Net|Washington University in St. Louis
community research fellows training crft program promotes role underserved populations research enhancing capacity communitybased participatory research cbpr crft consists 12 didactic training sessions 3 experiential workshops intended train community members research methods evidencebased public health training promotes partnerships community members academic researchers b enhances community knowledge public health research c trains community members become critical consumers research fifty community members participated training sessions taught multidisciplinary faculty fortyfive 90 participants completed program findings demonstrate training increased awareness health disparities research knowledge capacity use cbpr tool address disparities