Recommendations

Based on the results of this study, the CBCRP should:

  1. Continue supporting, strengthening and possibly even expanding the CRC Awards.
  2. Provide technical assistance to the CRC teams to ensure collaboration at all phases of the project, including data analysis and dissemination.
  3. Prioritize the range of outcomes possible with Communitybased Participatory Research and focus the CRC Awards Program to achieve those outcomes.
  4. Explore the relationship between outcomes and how well Community-based Participatory Research was practiced by the CRC research teams.
  5. Further explore reasons for the lower-ranking outcomes and consider interventions to increase these outcomes.
  6. Continue to evaluate the CRC Awards and disseminate findings to larger audiences.